to compete with; to vie for
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
while; during; performed in this condition
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
major powers of the world; great powers
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
federation; federal state; United States of America
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
independence; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
first generation; founder
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
approval; acceptance; toleration
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy