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making a living in the red-light district

Japan Trench

first-class goods

binomial coefficient

freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding

solidly built person

voluptuous

Japanese (language)

establishing the identity of a witness

synthetic fiber

detailed drawing or picture

vassalage

the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology

made by oneself

strong feelings of loyalty to one's old school

wedding anniversary

propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible

sewing thread

liking both alcohol and sweets

containment policy

populism

ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)

official whose appointment and dismissal requires Imperial acknowledgement (acknowledgment)

continuous operation

last-minute

population statistics

trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process

Japanese encephalitis

poacher (of fish)

smelling burnt