to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
leader; guide; mentor; coach
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
matter of time; question of time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
absorption; suction; attraction
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
striking; remarkable; considerable