狐 - fox

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)

nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

cooking (something) to a golden brown; something cooked until it's golden brown

to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox

person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger

trusting a cat with milk; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; (giving) rice boiled with adzuki beans to a fox

Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers; fox's window

unexpected good fortune

changing weather; fickle weather

Cape fox (Vulpes chama); cama fox; silver-backed fox

two sly characters outfoxing each other; a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other