to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
The Travels of Marco Polo
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
land east of China; Japan
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
fresh, young ears of rice
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture