to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
body; physique; build; stature
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
such ... as; or some such
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
although I say; although one might say; although called
from the beginning; from scratch
all; entire; whole; altogether
how many years; how long; what year
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit