Hokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)
branch-twined hedge around a field to keep out wild boars and deer; abatis
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
standing tree; standing timber
good-quality; superior in quality
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to freeze; to refrigerate
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
to be profitable; to yield a profit
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
great swordsman; master fencer
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
cash bonus; reward; bounty
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched