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Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)

war of attrition

memorial service for old needles

conferral of honors (honours), according to merits

study of psychic phenomena

Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)

nature worship

improvement of one's constitution

ANZUS Security Pact

gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

holding company

Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)

returns to scale

American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

businesses offering food and entertainment

any monkey of family Cebidae (esp. the capuchin monkeys of genus Cebus, but also including marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys)

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972)

catarrhine (primate of infraorder Catarrhini having nostrils that are close together, esp. the Old World monkeys of family Cercopithecidae)

Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode

small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like

confocal laser scanning biological microscope

insurance premium

assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963)

Paraechinus (genus of hedgehogs)

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

shrine receiving offerings from the provincial government (pre-Meiji) or the national treasury (post-Meiji)

Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)

Zen (Buddhism)

to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.)

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