during; for the duration of
4th day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to unfold; to unroll; to open
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
rising; ascending; climbing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
participation; joining; entry
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
time; hour; period; class
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament