to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
round of calls; tour of visitation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
hot topic; talk of the town
motherland; fatherland; native country
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
(department) store; (department) stores
display window; shop window; store window
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
public holiday; celebration (of)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in the mountains; among the mountains
day by day; every day; by the day
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
good bye; I'm off; see you later
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings