[custom_adv] Maneki-neko The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in—often at the entrance of—shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. [custom_adv] Lucky bamboo The meaning of lucky bamboo plays an important role as a living example of the feng shui elements of water, wood and earth. [custom_adv] Carp fish scales Scales vary enormously in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from strong and rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimpfishes and boxfishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes. The morphology of a scale can be used to identify the species of fish it came from. [custom_adv] Tumi This Peruvian knife is closely associated with other ancient cultures like the Incas. Though Tomi has been used as a means of sacrificing animals in history, it has also been used to split human skulls. [custom_adv] Acorns The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains a single seed (occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule [custom_adv] Number 8 A figure 8 is the common name of a geometric shape, often used in the context of sports, such as skating. Figure-eight turns of a rope or cable around a cleat, pin, or bitt are used to belay something. [custom_adv] Pig A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Pigs include the domestic pig and its ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with other species. [custom_adv] Red bats The eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Eastern red bats are widespread across eastern North America, with additional records in Bermuda. [custom_adv] Scarab Scarabaeidae, the family over 30,000 species of beetles, often called scarabs or scarab beetles. Scarabaeus sacer, common name Sacred scarab, sacred to ancient Egyptians
