large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
dry riverbed; river beach
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
primeval forest; virgin forest
clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
large tree; big tree; huge tree
caller; visitor; company; guest
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
hard fight; difficult struggle
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
garden lantern; hanging lantern
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to remain unextinguished; to survive
meaning; connotation; denotation
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
high tide; high water; full tide
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
bombarding; shelling; bombardment