at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sports ground; playing field; playground
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
our country; our land; one's own country
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
one large ...; a great ...
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
marathon; long-distance race
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
field; sports stadium; arena
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
(former) imperial university
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
student (esp. a university student)
to compete with; to vie for
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing