immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
study; pursuit of knowledge
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to collect; to assemble; to gather
by means of; due to; because of; according to
election; selection; choice
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major