Words — 50 found
1. devil; demon
2. the Devil; SatanChristianity
デヴィル
ルシファー
1. Lucifer; the Devil; SatanChristianity
2. Lucifer; Venus; the Morning Star
3. devil; demon
4. Lucifer
1. undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck
2. bad luck
たぬき
狸
1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dogUsually written using kana alone
- と取らぬ
- たぬき狸
- の
- かわざんよう皮算用 。
2. sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly personUsually written using kana alone
貍 【たぬき】、タヌキ
貍: Rarely-used kanji form.
ルシフェル
1. Lucifer; the Devil; SatanChristianity, From Portuguese “Lúcifer”
2. Lucifer; Venus; the Morning Star
3. devil; demon
1. conquering the devil
しほとけなじおに
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don'tProverb
しかみなじおに
知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼
1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don'tProverb, See also 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
きめんぶっしん
鬼面仏心
1. having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heartYojijukugo (four character compound)
しんたいりょうなん
進退両難
1. being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard placeYojijukugo (four character compound)
すすじごくしりぞじごく
進むも地獄退くも地獄
1. between the devil and the deep blue sea; both advancing and retreating are hell
こうもんのとら、ぜんもんのおおかみ
後門の虎、前門の狼
1. between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gateIdiomatic expression, See also 前門の虎、後門の狼
ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみ
前門の虎、後門の狼
1. between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gateIdiomatic expression
うわさかげさ
噂をすれば影が射す
1. speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appearProverb
噂をすれば影がさす 【うわさをすればかげがさす】