mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
field mouse; meadow mouse
groin; groin region; inguinal region
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
house mouse (Mus musculus)
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
groin; groin region; inguinal region
indigo-tinged grey (gray)
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Mongolian jird
white-toothed shrew (any rodent of genus Crocidura); shrew
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
small fry; unimportant people
Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
guinea pig (any of five guinea pig species, esp. Cavia porcellus)
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
house mouse (Mus musculus)
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)
black rat (Rattus rattus); roof rat
black rat; roof rat; field mouse
salted entrails of a sea cucumber; salted entrails of a trepang
dried trepang; dried sea slug; dried sea cucumber
grey tinged with brown (gray)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
ground squirrel (esp. a ground squirrel of North America or Africa)
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); harbour porpoise; common porpoise
a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devil
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
groin; groin region; inguinal region
groin; groin region; inguinal region
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
squirrel monkey (esp. the common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus)
sugar glider (species of flying phalanger, Petaurus breviceps)
Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)
shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
boiled pine pitch and oil (traditionally used as a glue in archery, etc.)
harvest mouse (Mus minutus)
Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli); any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (incl. voles, lemmings and muskrats)
dragonet (any fish of family Callionymidae, esp. Richard's dragonet, Repomucenus richardsonii)
common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
jerboa (any rodent of family Dipodidae)
salmon shark (species of North Pacific mackerel shark, Lamna ditropis)
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
edible dormouse (Glis glis); fat dormouse
Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
hamster (any rodent of subfamily Cricetinae)
Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)
Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)
red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Taiwanese squirrel (subspecies of Pallas's squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus thaiwanensis)
Myomorpha (suborder of rodents)
Pteromys volans orii (subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel, endemic to Hokkaido)
small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus)
grayish dark green; greyish dark green
white rat; white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)
empty vessels make the most sound; (lit.) the meowing cat does not catch the mouse
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster); water-rat
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
Sciuromorpha (suborder of rodents)
time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month)
selling sea cucumbers; sea cucumber vendor
selling sea cucumbers; sea cucumber vendor
lymphogranuloma venereum; lymphogranuloma inguinale
lymphogranuloma venereum; lymphogranuloma inguinale
to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)
Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
ground squirrel (esp. the Daurian ground squirrel, Spermophilus dauricus)
muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)
northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Holothuria decorata (species of sea cucumber)
African mole rat (any rodent of family Bathyergidae)
large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
Ryukyu long-haired rat (Diplothrix legata)
Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
kangaroo rat (of North America; any rodent of genus Dipodomys)
rat kangaroo (any marsupial of family Potoroidae, incl. bettongs and potoroos)
elephant shrew (Macroscelididae spp.)
lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Richardson's dragonet (Repomucenus richardsonii); Richard's dragonet
Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus); lesser pygmy shrew
Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi)
Shirouma shrew (Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus)
slender shrew (Sorex gracillimus)
Shinto shrew (Sorex shinto)
Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens); Baikal shrew
long-clawed shrew (Sorex unguiculatus)
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)
lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew
Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer
rice rat (Oryzomyini spp.)
black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
shiny guinea pig (Cavia fulgida)
montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii)
Muennink's spiny rat (Tokudaia muenninki); Okinawa spinous country-rat
Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis)
squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus); feathertail glider; flying mouse; pygmy gliding possum
feathertail possum (Distoechurus pennatus); feather-tailed possum
vaquita (Phocoena sinus); cochito; gulf porpoise
Italian rye-grass (Lolium multiflorum); annual ryegrass; Australian ryegrass; short rotation ryegrass; Westerwolds ryegrass; darnel
Laotian rock rat (Laonastes aenigmamus); kha-nyou; rat-squirrel
striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)