UNTAC; United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
losing weight and becoming bony because of grief
Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction
bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners
Tetragnatha praedonia (species of long-jawed orb weaver)
to carry (a child) on one's back
Scorpio (8th zodiacal sign); the Scorpion
to be rehydrated; to be reconstituted; to swell from absorbed moisture
resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
tokamak; toroidal magnetic plasma containment device
red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, incl. digger wasps and mud daubers)
pointsman; switchman; rail transport worker who operated railway switches (points)
Cancer (4th zodiacal sign); the Crab
to be in one's office; to work for a company
New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport)
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
new window; separate window
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier