関与: take part in / 干与: be concerned with

巻頭: opening page of book; beginning of an essay; prefatory / 敢闘: fighting bravely / 完投: going the whole distance; pitching a whole game / 官等: official rank / 竿頭: top of a pole

関東: Kanto / 間島

prefer / had better; would rather

(idiomatic) bright, intelligent, sharp

it is better to; it is preferable to

insignificant; meaningless; not worth attention

to express well, to be articulate

capacity (number of people allowed in an elevator, boat, building, etc.) / any fixed number or quota of people

committee chairman