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鶴つる
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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鶴嘴つるはし
pickaxe, pickax, pick
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鶴首かくしゅ
looking forward to
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鶴翼かくよく
V-shape (battle formation)
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鶴亀つるかめ
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
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鶴首つるくび
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
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黒鶴くろづる
common crane (Grus grus)
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鍋鶴なべづる
hooded crane (Grus monacha)
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白鶴はくつる
Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
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真鶴まなづる
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
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冠鶴かんむりづる
crowned crane
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田鶴たず
crane (bird)
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紅鶴べにづる
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
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鶴の技つるのわざ
crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)
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鶴来るつるきたる
migration of cranes to their nesting grounds
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鶴亀算つるかめざん
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
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千羽鶴せんばづる
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
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折り鶴おりづる
paper crane, origami crane
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丹頂鶴たんちょうづる
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), Japanese crane
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折鶴蘭おりづるらん
St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum), ribbon plant, spider plant
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姉羽鶴あねはづる
demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), Numidian crane
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舞鶴草まいづるそう
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum), two-leaved Solomon's seal, false lily of the valley
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鶴見大学つるみだいがく
Tsurumi University
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鶴亀鶴亀つるかめつるかめ
knock on wood, touch wood
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鶴の子餅つるのこもち
red and white egg-shaped mochi
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鶴の一声つるのひとこえ
final word, voice of authority, authoritative pronouncement
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風声鶴唳ふうせいかくれい
getting frightened even by a slight noise, hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles, being afraid of one's own shadow
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閑雲野鶴かんうんやかく
life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
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カナダ鶴カナダづる
sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
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鶏群の一鶴けいぐんのいっかく
a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
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鶴首して待つかくしゅしてまつ
to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
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掃き溜めに鶴はきだめにつる
a jewel in a dunghill
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アメリカ白鶴アメリカしろづる
whooping crane (Grus americana)
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鶴は千年亀は万年つるはせんねんかめはまんねん
enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation, cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
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雀の千声鶴の一声すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools, one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
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亀の年を鶴が羨むかめのとしをつるがうらやむ
some people are never satisfied, the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
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鶴岡工業高等専門学校つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう
Tsuruoka National College of Technology
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葦田鶴あしたず
crane (bird)
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鸛鶴こうづる
Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
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焼け野の雉夜の鶴やけののきぎすよるのつる
parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)