tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
tortoise shell; hexagon pattern; hexagon shape; benzene ring; benzene-ring structure; tortoise shell (shape)
tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan)
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
knock on wood; touch wood
turtle scooping (festival game)
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
tying up (e.g. a prisoner) with a criss-cross rope so that it forms a lozenge pattern
some people are never satisfied; (lit.) the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
kamebushi; flat cut of dried bonito resembling a turtle shell
replying to an email or online discussion after a long delay; slow response
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)
rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)
okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
Riptortus pedestris (species of broad-headed bug)