welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
superior; superiors; senior
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to be frank; to drop all pretense
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
material; tangible; concrete
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
random-access memory; RAM
farming; agriculture; cultivation
change of government; regime change
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
family or person with samurai ancestors
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
merits; distinguished services
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to burrow through; to dig through
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)