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
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
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)
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
traditional Chinese medicine
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
lock-opening; lock-picking
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)