noun:

• black kite (Milvus migrans)
• construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter ［とび］ - abbreviation ➜ 鳶職
• Inverness cape ［とんび］ - abbreviation ➜ 鳶合羽

noun:

• all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; the kites fly and the fish leap [literal] - four character idiom - obscure term
• Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely - four character idiom - obscure term
• as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities - four character idiom - obscure term

noun:

• Inverness cape - obscure term

noun:

• Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)

noun:

• fire hook; firefighter's hook

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have a talented child despite being untalented oneself; a kite gives birth to a hawk [literal] - idiom

noun:

• reddish brown

noun:

• scaffold constructor; steeplejack

noun:

• scaffolding or construction worker; steeplejack

noun:

• wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

noun:

• construction worker's baggy trousers

noun:

• crane chaser; dogman

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite [literal] ➜ 鳶

noun:

• construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger

noun:

• sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) ➜ 正座【せいざ】