biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
war; battle; match; game; competition
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
first match (in a series)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
right (to do something); authority; power
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
hope; white hope; person of promise
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
coloured paper; colored paper
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint