Ministry of Foreign Affairs
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
cooperation; collaboration
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
impudent; shameless; brazen
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
national defence forces; national security forces
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree