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decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)
calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility
to profit at someone else's expense
oblong stand for trays of food
passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it
concert band (as a school activity)
Chongqing government (Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
Thunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)
operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty
being ready to drink sake by the keg
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. a North Korean national who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person)
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)
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
vertical evacuation (e.g. in a building during a tsunami)