Meanings

large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)

as soon as possible

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

Halifax Explosion (December 6, 1917)

three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)

senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

university festival

utility maximization

profit maximization

crane fly

mass murderer

horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)

five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)

scarab beetle

bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)

Japanese giant weevil (Sipalinus gigas)

long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)

Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)

macromolecule