Vocabulary

the past; bygone days

cabinet ministers

subject; theme; issue; matter

foreign; abroad; overseas

flower; blossom; bloom; petal

expansion; extension

price; value; cost

development; cultivation; application

home; household; family; hearth

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession

diplomacy

Foreign Minister

foreign country

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

possibility; chance; likelihood; probability

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result

light

candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; mingling; mixing; coming together

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks

behind; rear

morning; a.m.

afternoon; p.m.

five; 5

resolution; vote; decision

decision; determination

individual; private person; personal; private

result; consequence; outcome; effect

language; dialect

actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)

reality; actuality; hard fact

the present; present time; now

principle; general rule

cause; origin; source

viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle

review; reconsideration; revision

research; study; investigation

donation; contribution; offering