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having been told something so often that one is fed up with it

(woman with) beautiful eyes and mouth

Self-Strengthening Movement (political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty)

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind

divination based on laying out various items before a toddler and predicting his future based the items chosen

merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period

National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China)

national identification number system

heavy and chemical industries

chemical species

death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes)

hiking notification form (registered with the police, etc. before undertaking a hike)

Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)

study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation)

Filipino (standardized Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines)

to drag down

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)

having lunch in a toilet cubicle by oneself

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)