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Search Terms: *虎*
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expression
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out of the frying pan into the fire, out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den(proverb)
to-adverb, taru-adjective
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(watching) vigilantly for an opportunity to prey upon, with an eagle eye(yojijukugo)
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虎視眈眈【こしたんたん】
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to do something foolhardy, to braid a tiger's whiskers(idiom , obscure)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tiger's howling
2.
being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)
noun
1.
tigers and leopards
noun, no-adjective
2.
daring person (animal, etc.), ferocious (person)
noun
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noun
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Galerina fasciculata (poisonous mushroom)(usually kana)
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コレラタケ
noun
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mackerel tabby (cat), grey tabby(usually kana)
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さばトラ《鯖トラ》
、さばとら《鯖虎》
、サバトラ
noun
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Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), Amur tiger(usually kana)
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シベリアトラ
noun
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Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)(usually kana)
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スマトラトラ
、スマトラ・トラ
expression
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one calamity followed close on the heels of another, out of the frying pan into the fire, tiger in front, wolf in the back(yojijukugo)
expression
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between the devil and the deep sea, out of the frying pan into the fire(idiom )
noun
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tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)(usually kana)
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トラエビ
noun
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Chelonomorpha japona (species of owlet moth)(usually kana)
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トラガ
no-adjective, noun
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unevenly cropped (hair), badly cropped(likening to a tiger's fur pattern)
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虎刈【とらがり】
、とら刈り【とらがり】
、虎苅り【とらがり】
、虎苅【とらがり】
noun
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harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)(usually kana)
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トラギス
noun
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White's thrush (Zoothera dauma), scaly thrush(usually kana)
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とらつぐみ《虎鶇》
、トラツグミ
noun
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tabby cat, tiger cat, striped cat
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虎猫【とらねこ】
、とら猫【とらねこ】
、トラネコ
expression
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person who swaggers about under borrowed authority, small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority, a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger(idiom )
noun
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Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)(usually kana)
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トラノオシダ
expression, Godan-mu verb
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to play with fire, to do something very dangerous, to take a great risk, to step on a tiger's tail(idiom )
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トラの尾を踏む【トラのおをふむ】
、とらの尾を踏む【とらのおをふむ】
noun
1.
tiger cub
2.
one's treasure, precious(idiom )
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トラの子【トラのこ】
、とらの子【とらのこ】
、トラの仔【トラのこ】
、虎の仔【とらのこ】
expression, noun
1.
book of (trade) secrets, secrets
2.
study guide (to supplement a textbook), crib, key
noun
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Toranomon Incident, assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito, Dec. 27, 1923
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虎の門事件【とらのもんじけん】
noun
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steel trap, foothold trap, bear trap(usually kana)
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とらばさみ《虎挟み》
、トラバサミ
とらしかわとどひとしなのこ
torahashishitekawawotodomehitohashishitenawonokosu
expression
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he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it, tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name(proverb)
noun
1.
2.
cakes or bread with a tiger pattern or face
noun
1.
bristly beard, bristly mustache(usually kana)
2.
tiger whiskers(only relevant for こしゅ and こぜん)
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とらひげ《虎髯》
、とらひげ《虎鬚》
、こしゅ《虎鬚》
、こぜん《虎髯》
noun
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Indian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus), bull frog, golden frog(usually kana)
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トラフガエル
noun
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Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes), Japanese puffer, tiger puffer(usually kana)
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トラフグ
noun
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zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)(usually kana)
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トラフザメ
noun
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long-eared owl (Asio otus), northern long-eared owl(usually kana)
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とらふずく《虎斑木兎》[1]
、トラフズク
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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tigereye, tiger's-eye(geology term)
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虎目石【とらのめいし】
、虎眼石【とらめいし】
、虎眼石【とらのめいし】
、虎眼石【こがんせき】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to let loose something dangerous, to let loose a tiger in the field(idiom )
noun
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Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)(usually kana)
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ヌマトラノオ
noun
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jumping spider (any spider of family Salticidae)(usually kana)
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はえとりぐも《蝿取蜘蛛》
、はえとりぐも《蠅虎》
、はえとりぐも《蝿虎》
、ハエトリグモ
noun
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Hypodytes rubripinnis (species of waspfish)(usually kana)
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はおこぜ《葉虎魚》
、ハオコゼ
noun
1.
goby (fish)
2.
yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
See also:真鯊
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沙魚【はぜ】
、蝦虎魚【はぜ】
expression, noun
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false dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana), obedient plant(usually kana)
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ハナトラノオ
expression, noun
1.
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head)
2.
paper tiger, someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite, man of straw(idiom )
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張子の虎【はりこのとら】
noun
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Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)
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春虎尾【はるとらのお】
noun
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Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)(usually kana)
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ベンガルトラ
noun
1.
bedpan, chamber pot, potty
See also:御虎子
2.
baby tiger(archaism)(only relevant for こし)
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虎子【こし】
noun
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alpine bistort (Bistorta vivipara)(usually kana)
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ムカゴトラノオ
noun
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thick Osaka dialect (as supposedly spoken by Hanshin Tigers fans)(slang, humerous)
noun
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sheep in a tiger's skin, gimcrack, showy without real worth, all show and no substance(yojijukugo)
noun
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sea otter (Enhydra lutris)(usually kana)
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らっこ《猟虎》
、らっこ《海猟》
、らっこ《獺虎》
、ラッコ
noun
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dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
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竜虎【りょうこ】
、龍虎【りゅうこ】
、龍虎【りょうこ】
expression, noun
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well-matched contest, fight between a dragon and a tiger