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the Seven Deadly Sins

double slap in the face

paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

to remove one's shirt thus revealing the skin

welfare for the aged

governing institution

Munchausen's syndrome

sub-sub contractor

monk who attends to the principal image of a temple

external environment

tensor tympani muscle

traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)

type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth

declaration of a state of emergency

quinapril hydrochloride

consumption tax rate

social welfare facility

disarmament conference

miso soup with pork or chicken (originally boned chicken chunks) with daikon, carrots, great burdock or sweet potatoes

sulphide staining

Naval Battle off Malaya (December 10, 1941)

first calligraphy of the year

soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)

first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month)

deep brain stimulation

chōgin (Edo-period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber)

combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster

greater metropolitan area

pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an event on Koshōgatsu)