(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
participants; participating athletes
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
in order; sequential; seriatim
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
participation; joining; entry
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
how much; how many; to what extent
to gather; to collect; to assemble
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
largest class; top category
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with