early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
informal consent; private consent
internment; detainment; detention
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
letter of resignation; request for retirement
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems