the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

United States Virgin Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea)

Kyūjitai form of 断章取義

to discard the shadow for the substance; compare take the shadow for the substance.

quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context

(mathematics) geometrical

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

humanitarian

hostile takeover

experimental study