tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
exploration party; expedition team
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
xiezhi (mythical Chinese beast, symbol of justice and law)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
members; member; constituent
suspicious character (person, figure)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
having a crush on someone; flushing
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to fall off; to tumble down
covered in mud; mud-caked
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
lost property; something dropped and left behind
somehow or other; for some reason or another
timewasting; killing time