〔十二支の一つ〕the Cock (the tenth of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac);〔方角〕west;〔時刻〕the hour of the Cock (6:00 p.m. or the hours between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.)
酉年the year of the Cock
酉の市the fairs held in November at the Otori Shrines in Tokyo
とり【取り】
1〔取ること〕
借金取り
〔事〕collecting bills [money owed]/dunning/〔人〕a bill collector
人気取りをする
play to the gallery/「make a bid for [try to gain] popular favor
人気取りにあんなことをやったまでだ
He did it just as a publicity stunt.
2〔寄席の最後の番組〕the last and most popular act;〔出演者〕the star performer
とり【鳥】
a bird
鳥が鳴いて[さえずって]いる
Birds are singing.
鳥を飼う
have a bird as a pet
鳥に餌をやる
feed a bird
鳥の声
the chirping [song] of a bird/birdsong
鳥の巣
a bird's nest
かごの鳥
a bird in a cage/a caged bird
鳥なき里のこうもりOn an island with no birds, even a bat may rule the sky.