to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
feeling; sense; impression
to change completely; to change suddenly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
connection; link; relationship
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
Minister for Foreign Affairs
negotiations; discussions; connection
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
story; tale; talk; discussion
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
preference; priority; precedence
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
retort; back talk; backchat
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist