recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
starting line; starting point
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to pen; to write; to draw
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
as a child; when one was a child
prejudice; bias; distorted view
round; spherical; circular
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
feminine; womanly; female
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
middle of the night; dead of night
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to pick up; to find; to gather
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal