whorl-leaf water milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum)
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
being in the United States; staying in the United States; residing in the United States
French possession; French territory
reprisals; retaliatory measures
British territory (possession)
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
to understand; to comprehend
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
sending a telegram; telegraph
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
racial discrimination; racism
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
pre-existing; already there; conventional