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Idiomatic expression; Golf

poor swing; hanging back during the swing; Meiji-era cannon

be reasonable, strong and do not give in

Architecture

shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel

Architecture

myōjin torii; type of torii topped by a curved double lintel

claim of responsibility (e.g. for a bombing)

Idiomatic expression

life is transient; life is uncertain; memento mori

Idiomatic expression

one's time (of death) is nigh; one's days are numbered

children's game of throwing a shoe up in the air and seeing how it falls to predict whether it will rain or not the following day

opacity

marriage acceptance certificate; certification that the local government office has received notification of a marriage

early next week; (at the) beginning of next week

payslip statement

photo booth

certificate of acceptance; certificate of receipt; certification that the government has received a notification (e.g. of marriage or birth)

relaxation of Covid-19-related restrictions

proof of existence

registered seal certificate; seal-registration certificate

Medicine

cancer of unknown primary; CUP

of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)

Internet

self-signed certificate

quality certification (of a precious metal); hallmark

Art, aesthetics

gouache

Idiomatic expression

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

Computing

root certificate

Astronomy

terminator; twilight zone