tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
results; record; grades; marks
direct connection; direct link
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
every year; yearly; annually
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
senior high school student
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
than; from; out of; except; but; more
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")