all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
overall victory; championship
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
interest; rights; concession
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
moment by moment; hour by hour
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
of course; certainly; naturally
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
on the occasion of; at the time of
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence gathering; information gathering
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh