国

Colloquial

low class citizen

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

Organization name

International Swimming Federation; FINA

national railway

Central Asian countries

Model United Nations; Model UN

a free nation

stateless person

international politics (as a field of study)

remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

Bank for International Settlements; BIS

Republic of Palau

houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; twisted parliament

Organization name

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; NINJAL; Kokken

one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)

Kingdom of Thailand

government-controlled corporation

Organization name

Japan Institute of Sports Sciences (JISS)

Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale

failed state

communist nation

foreign good; foreign product

Chinese chess; xiangqi