Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
chise; traditional Ainu house
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to buy again; to buy anew
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
inn town; post town; post-station town
gambling den; gambling house