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Mr. Bush had slightly more votes than Mr. Gore.
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Vocabulary list

shi
suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
noun, suffix
  1. clan
pronoun
  1. he; him
counter
  1. counter for people
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
tokuhyousuu
noun
  1. number of votes obtained (polled)
tokuhyou
noun, suru verb
  1. number of votes polled; poll votes
suu
prefix
  1. several; a number of
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. quantity; amount
noun
  1. counting; figures; numbers
  2. number; numeral; figure
  3. grammatical number
  4. destiny; fate; course of events; trend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
goa
noun
  1. gore; triangular piece of fabric, used for making skirts, umbrellas, etc.
shi
suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
noun, suffix
  1. clan
pronoun
  1. he; him
counter
  1. counter for people
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
jakkan
no adjective
  1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit)
noun, adverb
  1. somewhat; to a certain extent
no adjective, adverb, noun
  1. many; a lot
uwamawaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

uwamawatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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