The other night, the wife and I were watching NHK's evening news when the announcer began a segment on the topic of "domestic violence." The term he used was exactly that. Well okay, not exactly: what I heard was domesuchikku baiorensu.

"This is the last straw," I said. "I'm gonna write something for the newspaper."

"Yes, I think you should," said the lady of the house, in a rare display of agreement.