charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
to go with the flow; to go with the times
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
death by suffocation; death by choking
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
true character; true heart; true spirit
to put into effect; to put into practice
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to look after (often medically); to take care of
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
inert; noble; neutral; inactive
but; however; even though; even if
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
concentration; density; cardinality
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)