I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Security Council of Japan
adviser; advisor; consultant
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
resolute; determined; bold
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
failure to reach agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
on the occasion of; at the time of
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
Ceres (dwarf planet); Ceres (Roman goddess)
fortune-telling; divination
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
war; fighting; fierce competition
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
international; diplomatic intercourse
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive