Concise description

The Concise description is the theoretically shorter part of a skill's description presented in the game; you can use the options menu to change whether the game displays this or the full description.

Typically, the game reduces the length by using official terminology rather than plain text descriptions, e.g. Drop effect: deals lightning damage to all foes in the area, instead of [w]hen you drop her ashes, all foes in the area are struck for  lightning damage.