supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
first championship win (esp. sumo)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
before the gate; in front of the gate
starting point; starting line
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Japan's best; number one in Japan
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
postcard; memo; note; card
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
program (e.g. TV); programme
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)