alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
military authorities; army circles
welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
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
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
conference with much socializing but little real progress; (lit.) the congress dances (but doesn't progress)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
dogged persistence; determined pursuit; pushing forward
random-access memory; RAM
legendary; folkloric; traditional
farming; agriculture; cultivation
change of government; regime change
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
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