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manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)

Organization name

Japan Gymnastic Association; JGA

Organization name

Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines)

copy of a registration certificate; certified copy of register

northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)

Buddhism

all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments

five-toed socks

Company name

Nippon Express (global logistics provider)

diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment

Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)

invested capital

Baseball

home run king; home run leader

Organization name

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

headquarter shift

Finance

falling below par (value); loss of principal

conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)

Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)

industrial capitalism

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Shaku Nihongi (commentary on the Nihon Shoki compiled in the late 13th century)

the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based

Japanese Red Army; JRA

Organization name

Japan Chain Stores Association

Organization name

Chief Administration for Intelligence