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rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds

maternity room

one's cherished opinion

information industry

closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.

partition

blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons)

hair replacement surgery

paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman

ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

prop

survival of the fittest

subsidization of private schools (subsidisation)

Lupus (constellation)

left hand drive (of cars, etc.)

simultaneous equations

registered real-estate broker

knowing look

radio astronomy

obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child

small (of a grain or berry, etc.)

(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services)

hydroelectric plant or power station

number of pages

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder)

National Athletic Meet

vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

international trade fair

congeries of many households