relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
family; relatives; dependents; household
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
the United States and the United Kingdom; America and Britain; American-British; Anglo-American
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
blunder; slip; error; error
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
outbreak of war; starting a war
cannot be helped; unavoidable
military authorities; army circles
short pause; short interval
factory; plant; mill; workshop
requisition; commandeering; conscription
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
reduction of armaments; disarmament
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
total fire loss; completely burned
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
one cause; one reason; one factor
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
victim; injured party; sufferer