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Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)

Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)

convenience

the world in general

Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)

Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

Saikaidō (name for the Kyūshū region under the ritsuryō system)

Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

colored wood-free paper (coloured)

solid printing

modern Japanese

type of works

points to remember

don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink

private railway

children's book

to be tonsured

signet ring

have-nots

once in a lifetime

only cut (otherwise left as-is, e.g. hair)

the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)

I would be most grateful if you could ...

Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo)

first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues)

human papillomavirus