Vocabulary

cosmological constant

gas constant (R)

(US) green card; permanent resident card

text message or symbol on a busy mobile phone indicating a call arrival (DoCoMo feature)

celiac disease; coeliac disease

celiac disease

Hangul (Korean script)

Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185)

sitting down; sitting up

servo

servomotor

cashless system

Cartesian coordinates; rectangular coordinates

John Doe; person of unknown name

stigmata

John Doe; Mr. Nobody

vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)

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 fetal death (foetal); IUFD

endometrium

abdominocentesis; abdominal paracentesis; peritoneal tap

perinatal care