shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
armour (e.g. tank); armor
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
armor; armour; armor plate; armour plate
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
putting on armor and helmet; wearing armor; gas mask; bullet-protective cover or jacket made of cupronickel
tortoise shell; hexagon pattern; hexagon shape; benzene ring; benzene-ring structure; tortoise shell (shape)
(feet) with a high instep; having a high instep; shoes or socks with a high instep
the former and the latter; A and B
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
short metal body armor (early Kofun to early Heian periods)
beetles; coleopterans; coleoptera
armored cruiser; armoured cruiser
one man's meat is another man's poison; (lit.) one man's medicine is another man's poison
Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji
armored warrior; armoured warrior
pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)
top board (of a table, counter, etc.); surface
first division of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
weapons and armour; soldier; battle; war