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ōshiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)

sick building syndrome

(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G)

second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp)

Act on Special Measures concerning Conservation of Lake Water Quality

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)

Basic Act for Gender Equal Society

(in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)

Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)

spinneret (of a spider)

tardigrade (any animal of phylum Tardigrada)

compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)

Chrysanthemum Festival (one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)

first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

Imperial Shrine of Special Status (receiving some support from the Imperial Household Department)

(in China) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)

seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)

Nigerian fraud

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions

Ionian mode

bimodal

picking apples

terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

to lose one's footing

Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)

base pair

streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies)

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

of the land