Schlegel's green tree frog (Rhacophorus schlegelii)
peacock butterfly (Inachis io); European peacock
letter dropped in the road; Japanese insect
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
dispersal; scattering; discrete
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
true seal (animal); earless seal
leopard (Panthera pardus)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
set of three; three sets; three classes
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
boarder; boarding student
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(turned out) all right in the end
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
sailor suit; middy uniform
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged