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とら
しっぽ
尻尾
kotowaza
Take a great risk (literally: tread on a tiger's tail).
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Conjugations and inflections
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Most common form: とら
noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to tread on a (dog's, tiger's etc.) tail
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Kanji
コ   とら tiger   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
legs
しり butt, buttocks   
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
corpse
ビ   お tail   
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モウ   fur; hair   け fur   
トウ   ふ step on   ふまえる to be based on   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
くつ shoes   
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スイ   みず water   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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