(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
Japanese person; Japanese people
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
dirty work; unpleasant task
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
something like ...; something called ...
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
(within a) territory; domains
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to jump from one thing to another