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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

3

serious; not joking; straight

3

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

1

commanding officer

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

6

that; the matter in question

4

hereabouts; around here

1

topmost

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

brink; critical moment

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

consideration; taking into account

2

but; however; provided that

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

Yokohama (city)

1

Suka

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

Tokyo and Yokohama

4

Chiba (city, prefecture)

2

inlet; seashore; beach

11

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

territory

1

gulf coast; bay coast

4

to meet face-to-face

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

hmm; I see; hrm

1

ago; since; before; previous

4

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

1

total war; all-out war

1

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

2

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

2

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1