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combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus

militia

marginal seal (special seal affixed into the margins of an official document to indicate that any later revisions to the document are valid)

reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan)

number line (e.g. on a graph)

Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)

a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake

clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)

parking lot

shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)

ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

to prevent

eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)

mediator

fixed-amount (postal) savings

sealed letter

Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)

pencil case

cold sweat

indefinite metric space

wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon)

audit trail

surface

qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

effective potential

conferring court rank posthumously

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.)

government course (curriculum) guidelines

very small (particularly of a room or flat)