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stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach

Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

pubescent angelica (Angelica pubescens)

abbreviated Japanese traditional calendar (presented in a smaller, easy to use, format)

Xenarthra (superorder comprising anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos)

scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)

isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)

formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case)

revitalization of a town

early warning information on extreme weather

Heterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs, including the clams and cockles)

unprecedented monetary easing (by the Bank of Japan in 2013)

guard (of a daimyo, emperor, etc.)

Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)

rosefinch (any finch of genus Carpodacus)

artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)

Pseudobagrus ichikawai (species of catfish)

contribution or donation box

cat hater

offering a gift (to a superior)

gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal)

donating lumber to a shrine

professional organization of sarugaku performers

prison diary

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)

presentation book

animal trail