Aomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair
Technical Emergency Control Force; TEC-FORCE
water sprinkler truck; street washer
United Nations convention
stria (carved out by a glacier, etc.)
short take-off and landing; STOL
to live up to (one's) expectations
usucaption; acquisitive prescription; positive prescription
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
law of the sea; maritime law
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
firefighting vehicle; fire engine
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
necessity (or lack thereof)
chronic myelogenous (myeloid) leukemia; CML
drug-resistant bacterium; drug-resistant bacteria