United Nations Children's Fund; UNICEF
former name; previous name; old name
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
(Japanese) Anti-Subversive Activities Act
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
four-letter word (esp. in English)
pilot study; preliminary study
political asylum; political exile
temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time
old man; venerable gentleman
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
apocryphal sutra (composed in China or Japan)
implementation under test; IUT
Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
Yu-Pack; Japan Post's domestic parcel delivery service
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)