Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
high seas; international waters
ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
here and there; in twos and threes; now and then; from time to time; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.); swirling (in the wind)
with each person; with everyone
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
successfully; nicely; skillfully
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
part-time worker; part-timer
flustered person; hasty person
vertical; portrait style; longitudinal
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
booking; reservation; making a booking
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over