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Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode

small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like

confocal laser scanning biological microscope

insurance premium

assassination of US President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963)

Paraechinus (genus of hedgehogs)

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

shrine receiving offerings from the provincial government (pre-Meiji) or the national treasury (post-Meiji)

Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)

Zen (Buddhism)

to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.)

user network interface

contextually optional element

Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)

Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)

Albanian languages

yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)

yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

hyperbilirubinemia

Chrysocyon (genus containing the maned wolf)

coherence theory (theory that a proposition is true if it corresponds with a specified set of other propositions)

thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings

carrier sense multiple access with collision detection network

mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night

Allotheria (subclass of Mesozoic mammals)

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear

Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986)

variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)

Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19-20, 1944)

Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)