狸 - tanuki, raccoon

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog

old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox

wooly frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum); wooly waterlily

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

small tanuki

beaver

counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

foxes and tanuki

soba with tempura batter

tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins

supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)

(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; raccoon dogs of the same hole