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Eusphyra (genus of hammerhead shark whose sole member is the winghead shark)

dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus)

temporary employment agency

Notorynchus (genus of cow sharks)

weight decay

preeminence

in accordance with

(minimum) system requirements

Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)

Seikatarina University

a great man dies

Acanthuroidei (suborder of the order Perciformes, containing the families Acanthuridae, Ephippidae, Luvaridae, Scatophagidae, Siganidae, and Zanclidae)

to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)

palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature)

Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)

experienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.)

Oshima tsumugi weave (type of pongee made in the Amami islands)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)

Anabantoidei (suborder of labyrinth fish)

sound of a horn announcing daybreak

policy-related

easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)

Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)

private traditional calendar published illegally (Edo period)

confirmation bias

recommended dietary allowance

dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party

Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)

the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology