government and public offices; public agency
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
domestic rabbit (variety of European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
Artiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates
devilish face; diabolical face
Ono Takamura (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
ill health before symptoms appear; presymptomatic; pre-symptomatic
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Hokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
monster customer; very demanding customer
heavenly; celestial; divine
break in filming while cameras are loaded with new tape
legendary monster resembling a flying squirrel; Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys); Japanese dish prepared with cooked fish and chicken
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms