Vocabulary

vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions

small, shallow dish

lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony

rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)

zeitgeist

geodesic dome

judge (of ancient China)

Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)

secret society of ancient China (often opposed to the government)

Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)

one's deceased younger brother

independent administration

first meeting

middle of the month; mid-month

one's deceased younger sister

between one's eyes; before one's eyes; space where one's left and right eyesight meet

fetal death (foetal); embryonic demise

preimplantation death

intrauterine; inside the uterus

intrauterine fetal death (foetal); IUFD

endometrium

abdominocentesis; abdominal paracentesis; peritoneal tap

perinatal care

perinatology

mesh size of a net

aircraft parking apron

secret; private matter

simple; straightforward; problem-free

well-balanced; considerate; of fine character

canceled only in case of heavy rain

fecal incontinence (faecal); anal leakage

study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder

there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

round-trip transaction; round-tripping

helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

guinea pig

eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)

Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)