recommendation; referral; endorsement
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
time; season; period; phase; stage
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
this and that; one thing or another
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to fall off; to tumble down
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
honor; honour; credit; prestige
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
last week; the week before
hello; good day; good afternoon