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Japanese curry with an additional topping (e.g. shredded beef, hayashi-rice sauce, etc.)

calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

digestif

Mother (as in Mother Earth, Mother Nature, etc.)

literary style from the Heian era onwards, mainly in kana and written by women

robbery

advance reservations not required

to shut

system of government

two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan)

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

initial response

laths

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.)

Fiscal Investment and Loan Program

draper's shop

to writhe in agony

to be able to wear

cycle rickshaw

nuclear crisis

logogram

transactor

paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape)

special legislation

three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.)

in some way

document name

lengthening a vowel (e.g. as in Kansai dialect)

traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)