pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata); Tibetan fox
suffering pain; experiencing hardship
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
Clap; Clapp; Klapp; Krapp; Crapp
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
fairyland; enchanted land
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
ladle; tadpole; musical note
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
traditional Chinese medicine
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat