peacherine; hybrid of a peach and a nectarine; cross between a peach and a nectarine
Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
spider conch (Lambis lambis)
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
El Ballah (Arab Union); Balla
bamboo fungus (Phallus indusiatus); bamboo pith; long net stinkhorn; crinoline stinkhorn
grazed skin; abraded skin; bare surface of a mountain; nakedness; nudity
white tassel hung above the southwest corner of the ring
wild boar and domestic pig hybrid
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
railroad facility; railway equipment
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
demarcation; marking of boundaries
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)
mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold); rice cakes preserved in water