research association; research society / group of enthusiasts (as may be found in schools, colleges, etc)

research & development; R&D

(education) research project, done by Japanese schoolchildren during summer break, to be presented upon return to school

burakumin, member of a group of modern-day outcastes discriminated against based on their perceived linkage to Japan's lowest ranks of feudal outcast groups, place of residency or occupations. Often referred to as 被差別部落民 (hisabetsu burakumin, “discriminated burakumin”).

resident, inhabitant (of a particular area)

Kyūjitai form of 民謡 (“folk song (of the ordinary people)”)

the common people, commoners, the masses

Alternative spelling of 万民

a male given name

a republic, now only either the Republic of China or the Republic of Korea