Amphibia (class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians)
Caudata; Urodela; order comprising the salamanders
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
second edition; additional printing
roar; sound made by monsters
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
overlapping; piling; stacking
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
older employee who does not have much actual work