diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
namely; that is (to say); in other words
activity; briskness; prosperity
approval; license; licence; permission
disturbance; riot; mayhem
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
native state (of pre-independence India); princely state
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
historic; historical; traditional
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(political) administration; political power
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
our country; our land; one's own country
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
accession to the throne; enthronement
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of