topic of discussion; agenda
several items; many items
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
plenary session; regular session
military force; military strength
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
intelligence agency; secret service
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
interference; intervention; meddling
largest ever; biggest; record
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
a step; short distance; short time
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to indicate; to show; to point to
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
castella (type of sponge cake)
dotted line; perforated line
to be accustomed to reading
clear writing; specification
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
terrain; geographical features; topography
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it