older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
import; importation; introduction; afferent
quarantine; medical inspection
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
love of animals; animal loving
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
accumulation; accumulate; store
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
point in question (at issue)
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction