towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
job; work; duties; trade; skill
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
prison regulations; prison rules
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to unfold; to unroll; to open
war; fighting; fierce competition
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to continue (going along some trend)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
America and Britain; American-British
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence