the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
input; (data) entry; typing
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
diligent; hard-working; industrious
furnishings; implements; equipment
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
a few years ago; some years back
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
of course; certainly; naturally
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
never mind!; don't worry about it
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
great war; great battle; world war
chemical weapons ban treaty
member nation; member state; signatory
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed