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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

selection; screening

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

good prospects; full of hope; promising

2

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

we; us

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

newspaper

1

written appeal; manifesto; declaration

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

participant; entrant

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

press conference

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

next year

1

Olympic Games; Olympics

1

should do; ought to do

1

selection; choice; picking out

1

big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day

4

to become (formal)

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

sports ground; sports oval

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

6

rice field

6

one's possessions; ownership

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths

1

development; exploitation

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

one large ...; a great ...

2

recreational area; leisure land

2

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

sports ground; playing field; playground

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

4