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犬 いぬ N5

  1. canine; dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  2. informant; informer; rat; snitch; spy; squealer
  3. asshole; loser
  4. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

犬猿の仲 けんえんのなか

  1. (on) very bad terms; like cats and dogs; relationship of dogs and monkeys

犬かき いぬかき

  1. dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle

犬が西向きゃ尾は東 いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし

  1. that goes without saying; water is wet; when a dog turns west, its tail turns east

犬ぞり いぬぞり

  1. dog sled; dog sleigh

犬っころ いぬっころ

  1. pup; puppy; whelp
  2. damn dog; mutt

犬と猿 いぬとさる

  1. cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); dogs and monkeys

犬に論語 いぬにろんご

  1. (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog; wasting one's breath (trying to explain something)

犬の子 いんのこ

  1. puppy; whelp
  2. magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

犬の川端歩き いぬのかわばたあるき

  1. dog's walk on the riverbank; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; window-shopping without any money
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