to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
letting (someone) die without helping
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
social unrest; public anxiety
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
dirty work; unpleasant task
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
as much as one can; as much as possible
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
29th day of the month; 29 days
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
US military bases in Japan
something like ...; something called ...
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
(within a) territory; domains
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)