鶴 - crane, stork

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

life in natural setting, free from worldly cares

enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years

hooded crane (Grus monacha)

demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian crane

a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men

V-shape (battle formation)

Tsuruoka National College of Technology

pickaxe; pickax; pick

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane

sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement