Amphibia (class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians)
reserve fund; savings; deposit
Caudata; Urodela; order comprising the salamanders
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
flash of lightning; urgent telegram; express telegraph
Big Ditch; Mississippi (river)
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
dreadnought class (of warship)
The Ant and the Grasshopper