weird; odd; bizarre; curious
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
preparations for a journey
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
representative; exemplary; model
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
courteous; decorous; polite
Ryukyuan food; Ryukyuan cuisine
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
for dear life; barely escaping alive
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
remarkable; striking; obvious
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
it's not like; it isn't as if
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western