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secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)

progressive tax rate

loris (esp. a slow loris)

one's last resort

half backstitch

frigate (warship)

the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld)

hard-boiled egg

magnetohydrodynamics

potassium nitrate

sagittal

receiving a commendation

transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)

pain de campagne

reproductive organ

magnetohydrodynamics

hyaline cartilage

earnestly

stump of a pencil or brush

carrying out an election campaign using the Internet

feudal lord who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

freeze-drying

carrying out an election campaign using the Internet

disposition of troops

mixed fertilizer, e.g. made from compost and burned soil

requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)

person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)

authentication code

ice-resurfacing machine

special permanent resident certificate