festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
several years; a few years
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ancient Shinto music and dancing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
country; territory; domain; realm
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
overall victory; championship
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
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
otherwise; or else; if not
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
individual match; single game
conquest; domination; mastery
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant