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ray gun (in science fiction)

Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)

you

electoral quota (e.g. in a proportional representation system)

crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono)

homophony (having the same pronunciation as another word but a different meaning)

manufacturing industry

introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)

hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

punitive force

solid foods (as introduced during weaning)

refined sugar

Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)

to go without saying

isolated island

sexually transmitted disease

jumping to hasty conclusions

prize beyond one's reach

rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji)

basic resident register network system

water-filled bamboo tube in Japanese garden which clacks against a stone when emptied

Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)

(vehicle's) type certification

sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius)

falling apart while cooking

"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi

Erabu black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata)

(dispensation of) free medicine

(machine's) service life