special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
calm; composed; leisurely
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to tumble down; to roll down
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
information; news; report; reward; retribution
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
district; section; sector
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
just managing; with great difficulty
pair; two kinds; two ways
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to need; to demand; to take; to require
optimization; optimisation
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking