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
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
Tsugaru Dialect (Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture)
blocking the way; standing in the way
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
words used by young people; slang
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
complete lie; outright lie
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
online dating app; match-making app
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)
winning ticket; lucky number
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
watch store; watch dealer
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure