たぬき【×狸】
a tanuki; a rac(c)oon dog取らぬたぬきの皮算用((諺)) That's like counting your chickens before they are hatch...
たぬきうどん【狸うどん［そば］】
wheat [buckwheat] noodles (in soup) with bits of deep-fried tempura batter
たぬきおやじ【狸親父［じじい］】
課長はとんだたぬき親父だOur boss [section chief] is a cunning fellow.
たぬきねいり【狸寝入り】
たぬき寝入りする play possum; pretend to be asleep
たぬきも【狸藻】
a bladderwort
