biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
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 (ritsuryo system)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
around the world; throughout the world
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first match (in a series)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
right (to do something); authority; power
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)