| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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狸
貍
|
たぬき
タヌキ
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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
raccoon dog
|
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海狸
|
かいり
うみだぬき
びぜばぜ
|
beaver
|
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古狸
|
ふるだぬき
|
old badger
veteran
oldtimer
|
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狐狸
|
こり
|
foxes and tanuki
|
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狸蕎麦
|
たぬきそば
|
soba with tempura batter
|
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捕らぬ狸の皮算用
獲らぬ狸の皮算用
取らぬ狸の皮算用
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とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
|
don't count your chickens before they're hatched
counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
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狸汁
|
たぬきじる
|
tanuki soup
raccoon-dog soup
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狸寝入り
たぬき寝入り
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たぬきねいり
|
feigning sleep
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狸爺
|
たぬきじじい
|
cunning old man
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狸饂飩
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たぬきうどん
|
noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter
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