crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
meritocracy; merit system
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
display shelf; display case
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
well known; well connected
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
old friend; familiar face
seeming very ...; just like ...
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
weary from traveling (travelling)
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
circulation; dissemination
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to encamp; to take up a position
consul (of the Roman republic)