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Proverb

some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle

hexagonal pattern

forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum

scarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)

Word usually written using kana alone

dor beetle (of family Geotrupidae)

Geotrupes laevistriatus (species of dor beetle)

Idiomatic expression

things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits

Idiomatic expression; Buddhism

things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles

Japanese cockchafer (Melolontha japonica)

oracle bone script

Testudinidae (family comprising the tortoises)

Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)

Jocular, humorous term

slow runner

slow and steady pace

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tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)

Riptortus pedestris (species of broad-headed bug)

Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica); Ryukyu leaf turtle

brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)

Organization name

Museo Marugame Hirai

Organization name

Kameda College of Health Sciences

Historical term

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

Historical term

Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)

Rare term

dung beetle

Rare term

tying up (e.g. a prisoner) with a criss-cross rope so that it forms a lozenge pattern