November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
however; having said that; but
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(political) power; authority; influence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
because; the reason why is
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
(courteous) invitation; call
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
full dress; formal dress; uniform
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
arrangement; pact; agreement
celebratory banquet; feast