model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
rivalry over winning the right to host an event; competition to lure (attract, invite) (institutions, manufacturing facilities, foreign tourists, etc.) to a locality
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
this country; our country
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
attraction; lure; invitation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
interest; rights; concession
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
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)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
student (esp. a university student)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
incident; affair; happening; event
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
considerably; greatly; a lot
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole