Translation Japanese English: 棟梁

1 CORE, Centre, PIN, anchor, backbone, center, core group, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay, marrow, meat, nerve center, nerve centre, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pillar, pith, pivot, seat, substance, sum.

2 Pole, Post, anchor, backbone, column, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay, pillar, tower.

3 Post, anchor, backbone, brace, bracing, column, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay, pile, piling, pillar, prop, spile, stilt, support, tower.

4 Superior, boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, higher-up, honcho, superordinate.

5 antique, boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer.

6 boss, captain, chief, chieftain, foreman, forewoman, gaffer, hirer, honcho, master.

7 boss, captain, chief, chieftain, foreman, gaffer, head, headman, honcho, top dog, tribal chief.

8 boss, captain, chief, chieftain, foreman, gaffer, headman, hirer, honcho, tribal chief.

9 boss, captain, chief, criterion, employer, foreman, gaffer, hirer, honcho, master, measure, monetary standard, patron, patron saint, sea captain, skipper, standard, touchstone.

10 boss, captain, chief, employer, foreman, forewoman, gaffer, hirer, honcho, landlord, master, patron, patron saint, sea captain, skipper.

11 boss, chief, chieftain, foreman, gaffer, head, headman, honcho, leader, top dog, tribal chief.

12 boss, chief, corporal, foreman, gaffer, honcho.

13 boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, head, honcho, leader, lector, lecturer, reader, top dog.

14 boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, head, honcho, master, professional, top dog.

15 boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, hirer, honcho, knob, party boss, political boss.

16 boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho, mainstay, pillar.

17 boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho, supervisor.