shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
golden shachihoko (ornament)
golden shachihoko (ornament)
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
headstand; doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability
ridge-end tile with the figure of a shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)
lobster moth (Stauropus fagi persimilis)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)