to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
literally; to the letter; literal
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
failure; mistake; blunder
individual; private person; personal; natural person
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
loading on top; piling on top; upper load; adding (to); increase (in quantity); additional amount
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
for your information; I'm telling you
delivery; transfer; hand-over
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
outsider; someone outside of a group
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to accept; to receive; to agree
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity