The daily words belong to Ronja Sakata's word series on Instagram. The sentences are translated from Japanese, the link to the original sentences and to the German version can be found below.
Wild boar
Japanese note: 猪突 means running straight like a wild boar. This is often used for situations where you only focus on what you are doing or thinking.
Pig
Japanese note: In Japanese the characters for dolphin are sea and pig: 海 (sea) 豚 (pig).
Monkey
Japanese note: 猿似 - face and body shape are similar, although we are not blood related.
Bird
Japanese note: Torii (鳥居) stand at the entrance of the shrine and represent the boundary between the sanctuary and the world where people live.
Sparrow
The spots of freckles are similar in color and shape to the spots on sparrow wings.
Elephant
Japanese note: The symbol for elephant and the symbol for Camellia japonica (a species of plant) becomes 椿象 ＝ カメムシ, stink beetle. A beetle that bears this name because a smelly secretion escapes when it is crushed.
Tiger
Japanese note: 虎口 means «in the mouth of the tiger» and stands for dangerous places and situations.
