Meanings

midwife

Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)

bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)

greediness

mother bear

Chlorostoma xanthostigma (species of sea snail)

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

kami of the three main Kumano shrines

bear meat

koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

bear bell

damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)

Beware of Bears

dried bear's gallbladder (used as a medicine)

Golden Bear (highest prize at the Berlin International Film Festival)

Silver Bear (award at the Berlin International Film Festival)

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