when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
call; summons; convening; convocation
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
living room (Japanese-style)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
witnessing; observing; sighting
transfer car; (camera) dolly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
how many times; how often
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
means of transportation; transport service
March; third month of the lunar calendar
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
war; battle; match; game; competition
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
current administration; present government
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect