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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)

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

reciter's book; complete set of books

traditional Japanese dance

Organization name

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

Finance

falling below par (value); loss of principal

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

printed book

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

misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order

hardcover book; hardback book

Organization name

Chief Administration for Intelligence

capital account