higher rank; better position
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
beyond imagination; unimaginable
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
in succession; one by one
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
guess; speculation; supposition
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
society; the world; the times
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
very small; tiny; insignificant
how long; how far; how much
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; external path
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)