advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
destination; place one stays during a trip
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
eighth day of the month; eight days
base (military, expedition, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
in history; ever; historical
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
relation; connection; relevance
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to fight against; to oppose; to face
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
each day; from day to day; day-to-day