translating and explaining
free talk; irresponsible talk
democratization; democratisation
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
governing; administration; state policy
free speech; freedom of speech
regulations for the preservation of law and order
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
raising an army; launching business
party-internal; within the party
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
exhibition; display; putting on show
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
year of a person's death; one's age at death
talk; story; conversation
clear autumn water; clear fall water
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
Cape Nosappu; Nosappu-misaki
near; nearby; not far off
territorial dispute; territorial issue
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
counter for choices, options, etc.
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion