Japan's best; number one in Japan
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to say; to tell; to state; to do
something like ...; something called ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
government official; public servant; civil servant
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
excursion; field trip; school trip
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to indicate; to show; to point to
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
enlightenment; great wisdom
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed