okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
core meltdown; meltdown; nuclear reactor core meltdown
vale tudo (Brazilian combat sport)
needle removal; needle withdrawal
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
cooling facilities; air-conditioning facilities
how; in what way; in what manner
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
good (place to leave off); convenient
dental caries; tooth decay
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
hard to reach place; remote place
to record for transmission to posterity
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
one should not get involved in a marital quarrel