ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
whole nation; whole land; whole country
the five fingers; leading five; top five
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
mass; quality and quantity
excess; surplus; superabundance
all; entire; whole; altogether
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)