head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
in name but not in reality
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
apparent; obvious; very clear
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
settlement; permanent residency
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
gold vein; gold-bearing reef
discovery; detection; finding
financial power; financial means; wealth
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(within a) territory; domains
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
reopening; resumption; restarting
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
frequency (of occurrence)