high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
supplementary information
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
piling up; multiple layers
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
strong nation; powerful country
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
something small; something petty; trifle
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
military authorities; army circles
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
underestimation; undervaluation
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up