deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Deer-Antler-Cutting Ceremony (held in Nara between late October and early November)
people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; (lit.) in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle
babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Yakushima sika (Cervus nippon yakushimae)
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris); white-lipped deer
elk (Cervus canadensis); wapiti
simple deer-hunting blind (horizontal branches and brushwood)