鶴 - crane, stork

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

looking forward to

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane

sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement

snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

knock on wood; touch wood

destroying angel (Amanita virosa)

Tsurumi University

Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

white-naped crane (Grus vipio)