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advance purchase excursion fare

Western-style kitchen knife (esp. with double-beveled blade)

exchange-traded fund

Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)

normal lens

to be frank

middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

whipped cream

rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)

state of drunkenness

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

lecher with a quiet exterior

medical treatment at one's own expense

disinfectant

colloquial language style

pleasant smell

movie set

dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar

salutation at the end of a formal letter

processing service

loss-making corporation

senile dementia

stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus

Kanemi rice oil disease incident (of 1968)

smoke outlet

isosceles trapezoid

wall bearing no exposed pillars

punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)

preschool

diagnostic examination