to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
people; citizens; subjects; folk
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Japanese person; Japanese people
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
independence; self-reliance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
businessman; industrialist
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to entertain; to make welcome
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake