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Organization name

Notre Dame Seishin University

Organization name

Chiba Institute of Science

Organization name

Far Eastern State University

Organization name

Hiroshima University of Economics

Organization name

Asia University

Organization name

Nagano University

someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person

Kabuki; Original meaning

actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background

Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

envelope containing a bonus paid to venue staff on the occasion of a full house; full house bonus

Organization name

Chiba Institute of Technology

grand kagura performance at Ise

University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

Sumo

ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank

Organization name

Tama University

large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)

Organization name

Wakayama University

promulgation of an Imperial rescript

Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus); greater Indian fruit bat

Organization name

Aichi Institute of Technology; Aichi Technical College; AIT

Organization name

Osaka City University

regional power; powerful nation within region

Organization name

Kobe University of Mercantile Marine

oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)

Organization name

Fukui Prefectural University