illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
all over Japan; throughout Japan
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
article; thing; object; property; real estate
property; fortune; means; assets
to compete with; to vie for
noted product; local specialty
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
magazine; journal; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
of course; certainly; naturally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
really; truly; indeed; good grief
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
radiant smile; contented smile
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
how; in what way; how about
all; entire; whole; altogether
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)