jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora); jabuticaba; Brazilian grapetree
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
contours of one's body; figure
to be pretentious; to put on airs
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
evening; last night; yesterday evening
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
light and darkness; light and shade