crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
tortoise shell; hexagon pattern; hexagon shape; benzene ring; benzene-ring structure; tortoise shell (shape)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan)
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
corona glandis (penis); corona of glans penis
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
baby spotted turtle; immature Japanese pond turtle; young Japanese terrapin
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
Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)
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
turtle scooping (festival game)
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; hexagonal pattern
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
unlikely event; rare occurrence
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid
unlikely event; rare occurrence
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.
white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
clitoral glans; glans clitoridis
bulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
balanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica); Ryukyu leaf turtle
leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
turtle scooping (festival game)
bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus); bigeye jack; great trevally; six-banded trevally; dusky jack
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
pond slider (Trachemys scripta); red-eared slider turtle
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise
olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea); Pacific ridley sea turtle; bastard turtle
yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise
forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
replying to an email or online discussion after a long delay; slow response
dor beetle (of family Geotrupidae); Geotrupes laevistriatus (species of dor beetle)
things that do not exist; (lit.) fur on turtles, horns on rabbits
things that do not exist; (lit.) horns on rabbits, fur on turtles
old turtle with seaweed growing on its back
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
Testudinidae (family comprising the tortoises)
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
some people are never satisfied; (lit.) the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
Chinese national who returned after study or work abroad
kamebushi; flat cut of dried bonito resembling a turtle shell
scarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
Japanese cockchafer (Melolontha japonica)
Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)
assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)
Riptortus pedestris (species of broad-headed bug)
brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)