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Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

percentage function

alstroemeria

million times

night-watch bell

butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption

let a hundred flowers blossom

next-door neighbors

for the sake of argument

veteran

prince consort

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

spirits of past emperors

investigation committee of a local assembly (under Section 100 of the Local Government Act)

kaleidoscope

(Japanese) imperial succession

full payment of a tax

Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)

Empire (of Japan)

clear-cut logging

foundation of imperial rule

universal health insurance

pantopods

providence

eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent

total solar eclipse

total eclipse

crown princess

imperial throne

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.