polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
black rat (Rattus rattus); roof rat
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Oriental honey buzzard; pern
Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica)
Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis); mountain hawk-eagle
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
common vervain (Verbena officinalis); common verbena
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
bear-sacrifice ceremony; ritual killing of a bear
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)
Dryopteris lacera (species of wood fern)
three main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines