之 - of, this

needle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)

humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse

zig-zag motion (esp. warship)

kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

got it; roger; leave it to me

Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about

first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)

extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight

Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)

Xenograpsus novaeinsularis (crab species)