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volume number
moderate-temperature burn
copy number variation
a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
private hospital
regular hospital
very low frequency sound
moving beyond nuclear energy (e.g. to renewable energy)
medieval trade guild specialized in perilla oil
establishment of a family registry (separate from one's parents')
controlled delivery
respecting the intentions or wishes of someone
sum of the length, width and height (of a package, etc.)
total situation fully understood
trilateration
sawtooth oak charcoal
notification of separation from family register
exclusion of males
twisting of the truth in one's writing
town order (Edo period)
seed production
reformist local government (often left-of-center)
multi-year ice
especially dangerous designated criminal group
painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
redistribution of wealth
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
valley glacier