call; summons; convening; convocation
leader; authority; mainstay
violent emotion; passion; fury
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
finally; in the end; on top of all that
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
Minister for Foreign Affairs
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
secretary (government); director; chief
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
foreign; abroad; overseas
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
each nation; many nations; many countries
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to give an impression; to make an impression
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
research office; research division; inquiry section
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
discussion; debate; argument
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to take (be in) charge of
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory