Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
suggestion; hint; implication
eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
escaped prisoner; fugitive
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to get change back; to be more than enough
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
(licensed) red light district
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
buried gold; buried treasure
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to capture; to seize; to plunder