Vocabulary

Martian year

breadwinner; biggest earner

spiral line; line vortex; vortex line; circumvolution

direction of the wind

plastic material

cross choke

single-handled pot

stiff-consistency concrete

one ear

offset cylinder

hard biscuits; hardtack

angular distance

glider

infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.

glider; sailplane

live wire

lubricant

live axle

grand Lama; living Buddha

man in the moon

hacksaw

chimes; toll of a bell

cloth dyed in a dappled pattern

job (responsibility) of a section

there; that place

pedigree; genealogy

plastering

harvesting

Kamakura-style carving

potter's mark

stoker; fireman

Tuesdays and Thursdays

freight

building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding

kata (in karate)

entanglement

empty promise; hollow promise

provisional contract

foster parent; expedient parent

alias; assumed name