drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
international law; law of nations
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
great difference; big difference; wide margin
body and soul; mind and body
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
sports ground; playing field; playground
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
hygiene; sanitation; health
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to change the position of
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
wicked tongue; abusive language
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress