ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes); Japanese puffer; tiger puffer
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)
raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)
northern snakehead (Channa argus)
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
right-hand radical of a character
accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.); snow sticking to surfaces
window with an ultra-fine lattice (often on upper floors of traditional buildings, e.g. Kyoto townhouses)
dazzlingly beautiful; brilliant
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
United States and Russia; US-Russian; Russian-American; Russo-American
deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)
town councillor; town council member
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
building with a gabled, hipped roof