tariff
A tariff is a tax on goods coming info country.
Tokyo has agreed to lower its tariffs on Australian beef.
accord
An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
If everything goes smoothly,
すべてのことが順調に進んだら
If every thing goes smoothly, the accord is expected to take effect in 2015
step down
If you step down or step aside, you resign from an important job or position.
midst
If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at present
tycoon
A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful
Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe will step down as president of the minor opposition party he founded in the midst of a scandal involving ¥800 million in unregistered loans from a business tycoon.
robust
Someone or something that is robust is very strong.
Japan wants to make U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit an opportunity to show the robust Japan-U.S. alliance to the world.
deterrent
A deterrent, or something that has a deterrent effect, is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do.
like elsewhere around the country,
国内の他の土地と同じように、
albeit
You use albeit to introduce a fact or comment which reduces the force or significance of what you have just said.
fled
Fled is a past tense and past participle of flee.
flee
If you flee from something or someone, or if you flee them, you escape from them by running away.
Futaba’s entire population fled during the disaster and its municipal office has moved several times.
mussels
A mussel is a kind of shellfish.
click
If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short sharp sound, called a click.
When you suddenly understand something, you can say that it has clicked.
Thi An Nguyen sold freshly cooked mussels and fruit to the German tourist, and they immediately clicked.
ordeal
An ordeal is an extremely unpleasant and difficult experience.
Marriage was supposed to bring them together. Instead, it was the beginning of a long ordeal apart.
flunk
If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard.
aspiring
Aspiring describe someone who is trying to become successful in a particular career.
Nguyen from entering the country after she flunked the language test that aspiring immigrants are required to pass.
working-level
実務者レベル
Japan and the United States resumed bilateral working-level talks on a Pacific free trade deal Monday in Tokyo.
intact
Something that is intact is complete and has not been damaged or spoiled.
Policymakers expected to keep intact ultraloose monetary easing to beat deflation.