diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
conditionally; with conditions attached
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
work-in-progress; working state
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
power supply; power distribution
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
being startled; getting a shock
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit