direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in the meanwhile; during the time
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
negotiations; discussions; connection
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to make an appearance; to show up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
existence; possession; having; limited company
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to face; to go towards; to head towards