this is why; this means; it is the case that
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
U.S. forces; American military
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
cooperation; collaboration
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
human; human-like; as a person
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
prejudice; bias; distorted view
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese