to compete with each other
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
war; fighting; fierce competition
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
declaration; proclamation; announcement
since; henceforth; ever since
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
in succession; one after another
completion; perfection; accomplishment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
nothing but; except; no more than
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to comfort; to console; to amuse
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
like this; this sort; this way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)