to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
seniority; precedence; upper seat
oligopoly; control of a market
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
existence; being; presence
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
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)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
after a long time; for the first time in a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable