racial discrimination; racism
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
harm; injury; evil (influence)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
free speech; freedom of speech
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
social unrest; public anxiety
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
(within a) territory; domains
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
marine transport; carriage by sea
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to have an uneasy conscience
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing