black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
fire hook; firefighter's hook
firefighter (Edo period); construction worker; scaffolding builder
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
construction worker (who works at heights); scaffolding builder; firefighter (Edo period)
reddish brown tinged with black
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
sneak thief; daytime prowler; pickpocketing
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)
Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)
Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)
Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)
construction worker's baggy trousers
sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground)
all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; (lit.) the kites fly and the fish leap; Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely; as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities
swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)