zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium); cockleburr
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
barbering; haircutting; hairdressing
Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)
stupid person; slow-witted person
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
heat-resistant glass (e.g. Pyrex); refractory glass
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
safe and healthy; health and longevity
samue; monk's working clothes
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear