recommendation; endorsement
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no time (for)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
kind; sort; species; species
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
feeling of a house or a room
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)