translator's note

to chastise

Indonesia

a tropical rainforest

to sleep / to go to bed / (と～) to sleep with, to have sexual intercourse with / to lie down / (of miso, sake, etc.) to ripen, to ferment, to cure

(broadcasting) channel (specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

Melanesia

the neck, neckline, or collar of an article of clothing

bottleneck (a narrow portion of a road or a slow part of a process that obstructs or impedes overall traffic or processing)

Minerva, the ancient Roman goddess