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Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground
bodily injury caused by negligence in the conduct of business
neologism (invention of words that have meaning only to the person who uses them)
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
Law for the Promotion of Utilization of Recycled Resources
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
thousand-day walk through the mountains from Hieizan to the old Imperial Palace in Kyoto (ascetic practice of the Tendai sect)
warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
vertical evacuation (e.g. in a building during a tsunami)
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
children's self-reliance support facility
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law
things cannot be larger than the things that contain them
he has not lived that lives not after death
note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents)
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice)
to wait for a good opportunity
our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea
recovering the remains of soldiers (e.g. Japanese soldiers who died abroad during WWII)
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law
stochastic differential equation
magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
to urge (someone) to reflect sincerely
one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man
period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone)
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858)