to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
comparatively; relatively
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
cannot be compared with; no match for
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
cannot be compared with; no match for
ratio; proportion; percentage
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
contest of strength; trial of strength
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
contest; comparison; competition
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
Japan and the Philippines
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
battle of wits; contest of wits
endurance contest; test of endurance
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
direct proportion; direct ratio
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
year on year; on the previous year
contest (of strength or skill)
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
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
proportional representation
comparing heights; comparison of statures
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
lining up; packing tightly
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
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
comparative; comparative degree
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share
component distribution ratio (statistics); component ratio; proportion
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects); identification
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
very thrilling; extremely delightful; awfully pleasant; intensely satisfying
common ratio; geometric ratio
proportional representation
most brave; as brave as any; unmatched for valor
double grave of lovers who died together
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
geometric progression; geometric sequence
unique; unrivaled; unrivalled; without parallel
relational operator; relation
all; one and all; each and every one
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
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
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
specific impulse; specific thrust
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
capital adequacy ratio; capital-to-asset ratio
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
being unmatched (unparalleled) for bravery
dielectric constant; relative permittivity; specific inductive capacity
breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture
proportional distribution
unparalleled grandeur; the grandest; the most spectacular
ratio of direct to indirect taxes
as fierce and nimble as any; daring and agile without equal
transmission ratio; gear ratio
proportionally represented constituency
compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
homothetic ratio; similitude ratio; ratio of magnification; dilation factor; scale factor
cross-cultural; comparative culture
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
being of very robust health
relative change from last year
randomized controlled trial
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
(expressed as) the ratios of whole numbers
factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality
the Philippines and Japan
all; one and all; each and every one
unparalleled for valor; unmatched for bravery
law of multiple proportions
cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar
comparative advertising; advertising that compares products with those of other companies
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
international comparison; country-by-country comparison
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share
brownish red (traditional Japanese color name)
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture
resistivity; specific resistance
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
to compare; to liken; to make (someone) accompany
to compare; to liken; to use as a pretext
Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
factor proportions theory (of international trade)
law of definite proportions
mean proportional (i.e. geometric mean)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
theoretical air fuel ratio
SNR; signal to noise ratio
aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number); relative aperture
strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line)
strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line)
acid-test ratio; quick ratio; cash-to-current-liabilities ratio
comparison; Pramana; epistemology
demonstrative; ratiocinative; based on exact thinking
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
going to the Philippines; moving to the Philippines; migration to the Philippines
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts
current ratio; liquidity ratio
randomized controlled trial
compound ratio; cross ratio; compound proportion
anharmonic ratio; cross ratio
sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)
common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon