Vocabulary

maintenance person; maintenance worker; groundskeeper; member of the ground crew

canonical commutation relation (quantum mechanics); CCR

penalty payment; points forfeited due to a rule violation

(aquatic) polyculture

shu; unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō

ancient Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 30 catties (15 kg)

(former) Papal States; Vatican City

man-god; person enshrined as a god

slandering Buddhism; denigrating the Dharma

white clothes; clothes made from undyed fabric

Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)

four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)

changing or leaving one's job

issue (publication)

income source for gangster organizations

enhanced interrogation (e.g. waterboarding as used by the CIA)

egg-laying breed (esp. of chicken)

transportation engineering; transport engineering; traffic engineering

hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot

quilted cover placed over a pot or pan to keep its contents hot

ground fault; earth fault

egg-laying hen; layer

snowplow; snowplough; snow blower

custom motorcycle; modified motorcycle

yaki-shabu; dish of thinly sliced beef (of the kind usu. used for shabu-shabu) grilled lightly before dipped in sauce

suki-shabu; dish that is a mix between shabu-shabu and sukiyaki

emperor's wife and concubines

rum and Coke; Cuba libre

M&A; mergers and acquisitions

model number; model designation

B flat major

A flat major

E flat minor

Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen; Mexican breadfruit; fruit salad plant

Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen; Mexican breadfruit; fruit salad plant

dehorning

alt text; fallback text; image description text

fielding position

single pipe; single tube; single cylinder

Poiseuille flow