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olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)

out of touch with the voters

outside near the door to one's home

custody battle

murder victim

iroha karuta

departure

thermoforming

glassy

heavy (esp. in oil, chemistry, etc.)

menstruation

cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

edentates (i.e. anteaters, sloths, armadillos)

legendary

household garbage

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.)