Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
those present; attendance
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
that country; (arch.) nirvana
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
physical strength; muscle strength
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
information bureau; intelligence department
information leak; data breach
members; member; constituent
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
outside world; physical world
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs
unconditional command; must-obey order
to sit silently at a meeting
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
as a nation; with the whole country
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I see; that's right; indeed
military officer; naval officer
to look down on; to make light of
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)