participation; joining; entry
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to win and advance to the next round
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
candidate (for an election)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
military force; military strength
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
developed country; advanced country
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
expression; look; countenance; face
conviction; belief; confidence
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
they; those guys; those fellows
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
is that so?; I see; right; oh
now that you say that; now that you mention it
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
very interesting; of great interest
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
old manners; old style; old school (of art)