shell (of 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 year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
high-pitched; high in the instep
the former and the latter; A and B
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
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
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