to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to leave as is; to ignore
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to detain; to take into custody
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
act of mercy; helping another person
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
innocent; blameless; guiltless
silence; stillness; quietness
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
outbreak of war; starting a war
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to follow in succession; to happen one after another