companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
difference; discrepancy; variation
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
together; mutually; fellow
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
countenance; features; looks
to smile broadly; to grin widely
beyond one's means or position
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
furious facial expression
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
a considerable number; a fair number
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
look of death; shadow of death
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
without doubt; certain; sure
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
(appropriate for) one's age
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
child consultation center; children's welfare center
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
inheritance; succession to property
prime minister (in ancient China)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
tossing and turning while asleep
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
professional sumo wrestling
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
prime minister's official residence
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
correlation; interrelation
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
multiplication; synergism
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
correlation diagram; correlation chart
succession to headship of a family
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
contrary to one's expectations
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
hue; color phase; colour phase
difference; discrepancy; variation
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
negotiable; further discussion needed
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
inheritance tax; death duty
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
similar figures (in geometry)
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
phase space; topological space
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
defense minister; defence minister
someone's looks and personal appearance
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
reporting, contacting, and consultation
various aspects; various phases
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
compatibility horoscope (esp. for love); compatibility reading
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
deputy prime minister; vice prime minister
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
interviewee; subject of an interview
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to read (a person's) physiognomy
child consultation center; child consultation centre
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
special theory of relativity
fellow sufferers pity each other
construction of a house (divination term); form of a house
mutual affection; mutual love
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
to compete with each other
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
to be adjacent (with each other); to come into contact (with each other); to touch (each other); to neighbor (neighbour); to border
legal consultation; (giving) legal advice
theory of relativity; relativism
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
forbidding look; uncanny look
general theory of relativity
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
existing in opposition or interdependence
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
to pity (one another); to commiserate
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
preliminary consultation; arrangements
to assess (often one's fate)
mutual assured destruction
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
marriage counseling; marital counseling
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
form (esp. in Aristotelian philosophy)
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
inheritance; inherited property; heritage
to pity (one another); to commiserate
aspect; phase; phenomenon
Minister of the Environment
the said (cabinet) minister; in-phase (component of a wave); homeomorphism
Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
customer service office; CSO
sōrin; finial of a Japanese pagoda
educational counseling; educational guidance
coming together and dissolving into oneness; being closely related; being inseparable
to be different and distinct; to be (relatively) distinct (when referring to items in a set)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
phases of the age (times)
going price; general custom
cross connection; interconnection; internetworking
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
a fight between equally great opponents
the empty nature of all things
share in inheritance; inheritance share; portion of inheritance
prosopagnosia; face blindness
Minister of Finances; Minister for the Economy
mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)
decedent; deceased; inheritee
sumo world; sumo wrestling community
shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
to mutually shine on (each other)
succession to or inheritance of property
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
a 'seeming' of ill fortune concerning women
sleeping without turning over
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
auspicious appearance; good or lucky omen
sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events
homeomorphism; topological equivalence
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
floating exchange rate system
fund-raising tournaments of Edo period
ritual matches held at a shrine
circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy
ultimogeniture; postremogeniture
sleeping without turning over
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
sleeping without turning over
phase-contrast microscope
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud
fellow sufferers pity each other
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
complementarity; complementation
is no match for; can't hold a candle to
concept that all things and phenomena reflect the truth
to get along well together; to be in tune with one another; to harmonize with each other; to go well together
tournament other than the six major tournaments
having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other; like oil and water; (lit.) ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
physiognomy; divination by facial features
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married
market manipulation; market rigging
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
evening bell; vespers bell
mutual visitation; reciprocal visits
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony
futures price; forward price; forward rate (of exchange)
court nobles and state ministers
Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
single phase; haploid phase
to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute
competitive bids or bidding
Minister of Labor (Labour)
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
one after the other; successively
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
house divination; divination based on the position and form of a house
bullish market; bull market
fixed exchange rate system
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate
amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn); wrestling show in a roadside tent
writing style used to write the rankings
to strive for mutual understanding
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
ceiling price; official quotation
gold bullion quotation; gold rate; price of gold
wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
homothetic ratio; similitude ratio; ratio of magnification; dilation factor; scale factor
strongly attached to each other; inseparable
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
consumer advice; consumer consultation
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
to be happily married; (lit.) to go together like two zithers
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
free phone consultation; free phone consultation service
minister in charge of financial affairs
phase III study; phase III trial
relative pitch; relative hearing
due diligence; due care; reasonable diligence; reasonable care
fundamental interaction (i.e. gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interaction, strong interaction)
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to lose despite being the better fighter; to win the battle but lose the war; to fail at the last moment; (lit.) to win the sumo, but lose the match
phase I study; phase I trial
general theory of relativity
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
to accompany somebody; to bring somebody along; to get married
drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other
"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
advice column; agony aunt column
multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks; passing something from chopstick to chopstick
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
bear market; bearish market; weak market
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial
boom (e.g. in stock prices)
the passive; passive voice
preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked wrestlers
phase II study; phase II trial
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
insect fighting; bug fighting
classification of the sutras and their teachings
gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis
electromagnetic interaction
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
alternately; in succession
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
catch crop; intercropping
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
opening formation; mutual attack
opening formation; mutual attack
competitive bids or bidding
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
phase III study; phase III trial
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
phase II study; phase II trial
phase I study; phase I trial
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
nomination to become prime minister
war of words; verbal fisticuffs; kissing
three-phase alternating current
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
floating exchange rate system; flexible exchange rate system
to help each other; to complement
relative respectful speech; relative honorifics
exchange rates of the dollar
alternation of nuclear phases
in phase; in-phase; co-phase
Minister for Economics and Finance
writing style used to write the rankings
wrestling performed in imperial presence
wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)
railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
noun equivalent (noun, pronoun, gerund, etc.); substantive
blood feud; domestic discord
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son
generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
speculators' (speculative) market
match held in front of the Emperor
market trend; stock movements
bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy; match that goes according to one's plan
bull market; bullish market; strong market
the market trend in the near future
baryon-baryon interaction
strongly correlated electron system
Exchange Rate Mechanism; ERM
half lap joint between parallel boards
half lap joint between parallel boards
match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses
wrestling performed in a sitting position
fixed exchange rate system
adversary party; opposing party
gravitational interaction
theory of linguistic relativity
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
Open Systems Interconnection; OSI
open systems interconnection environment
basic interconnection tests
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
maximum allowable common mode overvoltage
maximum operating common mode voltage
maximum common mode voltage
recipient (of email, e.g.)
interchangeability; interoperability
cross-referencing indication
transinformation (content); transferred information; transmitted information; mutual information
interconnection; interoperability
interconnection test; interoperability test
interoperability test, study
permanent virtual connection; PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
Switched Virtual Circuit; SVC
switched virtual connection; SVC
relative command; relative instruction
relative command; relative instruction
relative generation number
phase change optical disk
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor; CMOS
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
complementary distribution
phase-transfer emulsification
minister outside the cabinet; junior minister
liquid (phase) deposition; liquid (phase) epitaxy
noun that can be used as an adverb; temporal noun
vapor-phase epitaxial growth; vapor-phase epitaxy; VPE
vapor phase epitaxy; VPE; vapor phase epitaxial growth
liquid phase epitaxial growth; liquid phase epitaxy; LPE
differential phase-shift keying; DPSK
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
multiple correlation coefficient
genetic counseling; genetic counselling
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
doing something together; co-owning something and using it together; being on par with one another
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent
growing old together (as a married couple)
partner; someone who shares one's load
to talk together; to be close; to be intimate; to win someone over
halving; scarfing; halving joint
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
Go played by two equally skilled players
two people riding in a palanquin together
renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
renting a house in the same block of houses as somebody else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other
marriage following adultery and a subsequent divorce
product-moment correlation coefficient
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
Minister for the Restoration from and Prevention of Nuclear Accidents
telegraphic transfer selling (currency rate); TTS
telegraphic transfer buying (currency rate); TTB
gap; space; good relationship
gap; space; good relationship
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
relative standard deviation
to brush against; to rub together
closing price (stock-market); closing quotation
to be opposite; to face each other
law of quadratic reciprocity
special theory of relativity
fundamental interaction; fundamental force
taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland
phase transformation; phase transition
game in which two people hop on one foot and push each other
to have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
even an unruly horse can be tamed
Minister of the Imperial Household