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principle of maximum entropy

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

person who steals money from the workplace

Republic Day

Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates

middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)

Finlandization

planned mass transit service suspension (as a precaution ahead of typhoons, etc.)

there are no mysterious losses

rock placed on a corner of one's plot facing the road to protect against cars

music industry

hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)

decorative cutting technique using alternating diagonal slices (for cucumbers, udo, etc.)

Nanjing University of Science & Technology

don't worry about sneezing (when a streamer accidentally sneezes)

attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself

patient's house

earbud-type (headphones; i.e. not sealing the ear canal)

Economic Stabilization Agency

(one's) previous marriage

area around the Shinjuku Toho Building in Kabukicho

buying a product because of the look of the packaging

founding father (of a country)

Nihon Kohden Corporation

Civil Information and Education Section (of the General Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Japan; 1945-1952)

cat with one eye golden, other eye steel-blue (considered a sign of luck)

blue registration plate with white characters (used for diplomatic vehicles)

adverse health effects supposedly caused by air conditioning

McDonald's Theory (poor suggestion that inspires people to think of better options)