fee; charge; rate; material
royalty (payment); loyalty
finished product; finished goods; completed article
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be expensive; to be costly
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
pistol; handgun; revolver
such; like that; in that way
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
intention; idea; inclination; wish
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
in turns; alternately; in order
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
it's no joke; gimme a break!
next term; next period; next version; next release
concession; conciliation; compromise
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come