so to speak; so to call it; as it were
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
imagination; supposition; guess
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
(water-filled) paddy field
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
another thing; exception; special case
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
negotiations; discussions; connection
beginning; outset; first; onset
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be surprised; to be astonished
simply put; putting it simply; in short
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also