to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to gather; to collect; to assemble
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
training; education; development; cultivation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
financial muscle; economic clout
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
Japan's best; number one in Japan
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
chapter one; first chapter
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
being on duty; person on duty