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Japanese Communist Party

missionary

rebuilding homes

practice kit

decline in academic ability

left utterly helpless

westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox

to have troubles

research bureau

land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate

tip of the nose

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out

reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal)

massage therapy

circuit track

katana and wakizashi

narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)

study camp

Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)

Internet survey

general (civil engineering and construction) contractor

Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home

someone else's problem

product design

small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.)

cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar