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number of parliamentary seats required in order for the ruling coalition to chair all standing committees and pass bills without the support of other parties

combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus

militia

marginal seal (special seal affixed into the margins of an official document to indicate that any later revisions to the document are valid)

reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan)

number line (e.g. on a graph)

Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)

English-Japanese (esp. translation, interpretation, etc.)

study hard while you are young

halfway up (down) a mountain

all-night vigil over a body

Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture)

Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)

a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake

implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

the Gospel according to Mark (book of the Bible)

absorbability

private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

vicarious experience

high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture

clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)

parking lot

middle period

twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

Helicia cochinchinensis (species of flowering plant)

all varieties of flowers

shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)

ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank