holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
otherwise; or else; if not
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to say no more; to sink into silence
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to thrust down; to push off
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
the present regime; the existing regime
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
proposal; offer; request; application
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin