hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
physical strength; muscular strength
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
king; king; king (chess piece)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
initial salary; starting salary; entry-level salary
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
self-justification; excuse
notice; notification; memorandum; circular
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses