1 | Abh | The Abh are a genetically engineered race of human that were originally created as a slave rave to explore space. They rebeled against their creators and developed their own society. They consider space to be their home and loath stepping foot on planets. They call themselves "Kin of the Stars." |
2 | ABY | After the Battle of Yavin. Dates in the Star Wars Universe that happen after Episode VI - A New Hope. |
3 | AD Police | Short for Advanced Police. These are heavily armed police in Mega Tokyo that have been established to handle Boomer related incidents. They were initially funded by Genom. |
4 | Adhesive | The substance on the back of a stamp that allows it to attach to an envelope or postcard. |
5 | Administration | The Administration is the government. It appears that every planet has it’s own Administration. |
6 | Aerelon | One of the Twelve Colonies |
7 | Agency | This is a group of espers that was formed about three years prior to the story. They have powers to enter Closed Space and battle Shinjin there. |
8 | Airmail Stamp | A stamp that prepayed the postal rates for air transport. |
9 | Album | Used by collectors to store stamps, usually in some ordered format. |
10 | Anime | The term for Japanese Animated movies and television shows. This term is used in Japan to mean any animated show regardless of country of origin and subject matter. In the US this term means animation from Japan. |
11 | Appendix | Additional material used to expand upon the story in a book. |
12 | Aptic Gate | This is the sord to the Aptic system at which a decisive battle is waged under the command of the Bebaus brothers. The Basroil is a part of the defending fleet here. |
13 | Aquaria | One of the Twelve Colonies |
14 | Arigami | A race of plant-like monsters that have been asleep for a thousasnd years and want to wipe out human life on Earth. |
15 | Arigatou | Japanese term for "thank you". |
16 | Arigatou gozaimasu | Japanese term for "thank you" but in a more polite way that just Arigato. |
17 | Asturia | A large kingdom of which Allen is a member and one-time allies with Zaibach. |
18 | Aurora Shell | A barrier that hold in the atmosphere but which also prohibits air travel. |
19 | Authorities | The Authorities are a branch of the Administration and are, basically, the police force. |
20 | AutoReiv | Artificial people created for various reasons. The three classes are Entourage, Companion and Armed. Entourage AutoReivs help out their partners in various tasks. Companion AutoReivs are usually made to replace loved ones but have other purposes as well. Armed AutoReivs are used in police work and other lines of duty calling for force. |
21 | Backstrip | The covering of the book's spine. |
22 | Baka | This is a derogatory term that roughly translates as idiot or dummy. |
23 | Baronh | The language spoken by the Abh. It is a language create by the author Hiroyuki Morioka. |
24 | Batabitajira | Batabitajira is Iria's birth place on Myce. Komimasa is buried there after his death. |
25 | Battlestar | A huge space fortress built to protect the colonies during the Cylon Wars. |
26 | Baystar | The Cylon version of a Battlestar. |
27 | BBY | Before the Battle of Yavin. Dates in the Star Wars Universe that happen before Episode VI - A New Hope. |
28 | Bento | Box lunches in Japan and served cold. They usually contain rice and side items arranged in a visually appealing manner. |
29 | Binding | The book cover. |
30 | Blast Fall | The name given to a disaster that occurred twelve years ago and caused many deaths and many others to go missing. It occurred when the Aurora Shell interacted with a RUC building. |
31 | Block | A series of attached stamps at least two high and two wide. |
32 | Book Club Edition | A copy printed specifically for a Book Club. |
33 | Booklet Pane | A section of stamps from a stamp booklet. This is a whole section (or page), untorn but unattached to the full booklet. |
34 | Boomer | A bio-mechanical robot-like creation. These were initially created to facilitate in the reconstruction of Japan after the great earthquake. They have been used since then in almost every field from waiters to underwater exploration, etc. |
35 | Borobdin | The borobdin is a powerful weapon and is able to destroy buildings and vehicle easily. |
36 | Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards | Awarded annually since 1967 by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine. |
37 | Bram Stoker Award | The Bram Stoker Awards are voted on by the members of the Horror Writers Association and are awarded annually. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris was an early winner. |
38 | Browning | Another religion that has been ostracized by Mauser. Aparently Browning is the one that placed the Providence Breaker and Guardian genes into the world. |
39 | Cancellation | A mark used by the post office to indicate that a stamp has paid for services and cannot be reused. Some cancellations are blobs or blotches while others can have significant meaning.
Average | | Fancy | Postmarked with some form of decorative design. | First Day | A cancellation used on a stamp on it's first day in circulation. | Heavy | | Light | | Pre-cancelled | Stamps issued with printed cancellations on them. Many are issued on commemorative envelopes. |
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40 | Canceron | One of the Twelve Colonies |
41 | Caprica | One of the Twelve Colonies |
42 | Car Type | What kind of train car it is
Auto Carrier | | Box Car | | Caboose | | Coal Dump Car | | Coil Car | | Flat Car | | Freight Load | | Gondola | | Hopper | | Locomotive | | Log Car | | Ore Car | | Passenger Car | | Reefer | | Snow Plow | | Stock Car | | Tanker | | Well Car | |
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43 | CARA | The Classification and Rating Administration. Those responsible for rating movies in the US. |
44 | Carnegie Medal | This award was established in 1936 in honor of Andrew Carnegie. It is awarded in recognition of outstanding books for children and young adult readers. It must be written in English and first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. There are 13 librarians from The Library Association Youth Libraries Group who are on the Carnegie judging panel. |
45 | Case-Bound | Hardcover or hardbound book cover. |
46 | Centering | The position of the design of a stamp between the edges. A perfectly centered stamp will have equal spaces between the perforations (or edges) and the border of the design.
S | Superb | The design is very nearly perfectly centered within the perforations. | XF | Extremely fine | The design can be slightly off one direction, but still very nicely centered, almost perfect. | VF | Very fine | The design can be further off from center, but still well away from the edge and very attractive. | F-VF | Fine to very fine | The design is closer to the edge, but still well away. This is the most widely collected centering, good enough to be attractive, but not sky high in price. | F | Fine | The determination of fine is that the design can be very close to the edge, but it cannot be cut by the perforations. | AVG | Average | If the design is cut into by the perforations at all then the stamp is average. |
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47 | Chamalla | Chamalla extract are used by oracles for their visions. It also has some medicinal purposes and is sometimes used as an alternative therapy for cancer. |
48 | Chevalier | Strong and intelligent beings created by Saya or Diva when humans drink their blood. They can shape shift and regenerate wounds quickly and are almost impossible to kill. |
49 | Chiropteran | A vampire like creature that drains their victims of blood. |
50 | Cinq Flèches Group | A group dedicated to guarding Diva. |