crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
tortoise-shell divination
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; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
balanitis (inflammation of the glans penis)
knock on wood; touch wood
Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
turtle scooping (festival game)
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
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
Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
unlikely event; rare occurrence
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
unlikely event; rare occurrence
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; (lit.) cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
balanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
bulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)
clitoral glans; glans clitoridis
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
turtle scooping (festival game)
bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus); bigeye jack; great trevally; six-banded trevally; dusky jack
leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise
Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
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)
tieing 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
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)
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle
rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)