vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
equality; uniformity; evenness
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
body tissue; body composition
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
grayish white; greyish white
hair on the back of one's head
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be in focus; to come into focus
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to look after (often medically); to take care of
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
still; even now; to this day
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can