Meaning of Raccoon in Japanese
Words related to Raccoon
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(v1, vi) to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
猫は化けると言われる。
It is said that cats can shape-change. - to disguise oneself as
- to change radically; to metamorphose
- to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
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(n) raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
取らぬ狸の皮算用。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched. - sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face
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(exp) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
取らぬ狸の皮算用か。
Are you counting your chickens before they are hatched?
- (n) tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
- (n) bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
- (n) raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula); moon butterflyfish
- (n) diagonal butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus); Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
- (n) Nyctereutes (genus containing the raccoon dog)
