Vocabulary

construction; establishment

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

behind; rear

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

language; dialect

morning; a.m.

afternoon; p.m.

individual; private person; personal; private

constitution

five; 5

cause; origin; source

principle; general rule

result; consequence; outcome; effect

research; study; investigation

donation; contribution; offering

resolution; vote; decision

decision; determination

concern; interest

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

relation; relationship; connection

foreign; abroad; overseas

member; the membership

development; cultivation; application

revision; amendment; alteration

diplomacy

foreign country

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

reform; reformation; reorganization

Foreign Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

expansion; extension

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

cabinet ministers

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation

control; management (e.g. of a business)

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; return; improvement

share (in a company); stock

supervision; control; superintendence; direction

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

president (of a society); chairman