venerable old man
翁 centers on an elderly man worthy of respect: a venerable, dignified old man.
翁 combines 公 (public, official) and 羽 (feathers, wings). The historical origin is often explained as an old man with white hair resembling feathers, or a respected public elder. The exact development is uncertain.
The top 公 suggests a public figure, and the bottom 羽 looks like long white hair or a feathered cap. Picture a respected old man with flowing white hair, honored in public.
For オウ, imagine the old man saying 'Oh!' (オウ) in a deep, venerable voice as he strokes his long white beard.
old man; venerable gentleman
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
tumbler; self-righting doll
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
lychnis (Lychnis senno)
albatross
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)
village elder
wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
windflower; anemone
Taketori-no-Okina no Monogatari (alternate name for Taketori Monogatari: The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
old man's mask
old man and old woman; elderly man and elderly woman
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
lantern shell
old man
father-in-law (of a woman)