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Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum

major newspaper

yamatogoto; wagon; six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither

toucan

large bridge; big bridge

falx cerebri; cerebral falx

Abbreviation

second anniversary of a person's death

atmospheric refraction; astronomical refraction

to sell out to the masses

Persian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell; bird's-eye speedwell; birdeye speedwell; winter speedwell

the Japanese spirit

Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)

Computing

global variable

Buddhism

Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra

On street signs

large truck

Located in front of the 大鼓 and 小鼓 players

upstage center (in a noh play)

On street signs

large special-purpose vehicle

boom (e.g. in stock prices)

kanji "big" radical at top

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

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

Abbr. of 大本営海軍部命令

imperial navy order

large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)