Vocabulary

neuroscience

founder effect

random sampling

fixation

dominant gene

polyphenism

fitness

evolutionary game theory (EGT)

non-cooperative game (game theory)

repeated game (game theory)

random drift; genetic drift

bottleneck effect

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)

genetic drift

genetic drift

Abelian group; commutative group

decorative knot

square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot

growing old together (as a married couple)

L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp

partner; someone who shares one's load

indigo-dyed leather

stitching together armor with indigo-dyed leather; armor stitched together with indigo-dyed leather

lightly re-dyeing something with indigo

halving; scarfing; halving joint

stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo

indigo-dyed paper; indigo paper

spiderwort-dyed paper (used for making a rough sketch when dyeing)

spinning wheel

spinning wheel

paper put between newly completed prints to prevent the ink from smudging; interleaf; slip sheet

earthenware pot for storing indigo dye

crying with sadness

making a pressing appeal; appealing to pity

crying loudly with sadness

straggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns); lovelock

occupation where charm is necessary to succeed

Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony