一日にして千里を行き、千里を帰ると言われ。 強物な生命力であらゆる災難を祓い、 勇敢きや力強さを表わす神獣。 Traditionally said to be able to travel a thousand miles and back in a single day, the tiger has long been regarded as a sacred animal that represents courage and strength, and its vitality is understood to protect from evil and calamity.

すべての生き物の祖にして、宇宙そのもの。 水に潜み雲を興し、雨を呼ぶ霊力がある神。 ゆえに万能であらゆる動物に君臨する最高の瑞祥。 The all-powerful dragon has been seen as the progenitor of all living things and the Universe itself. Dwelling unseen in the depths, it creates the clouds and brings the rains, making it the most supremely auspicious of all animals.

聖君が登場し平安の世が築かれる前兆として舞い降りる霊鳥。 その飛翔の姿は、絢爛たるもので、聖王君主の徳風を広く多方に伝える風の神でもある。 仁愛と慈悲の鳥。 The mystical phoenix was said to portend the ascent of a sage ruler and the beginning of an age of peace. As a symbol of benevolence and mercy, the breathtaking elegance of its flight heralds the virtue of that enlightened ruler throughout the land.