Common noun

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

Derogatory; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy

Derogatory; Common noun

loser; asshole

Noun, used as a prefix

counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains

Idiomatic expression

bragging; conceit; braggart; boaster; conceited person

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

ひすい only

jade (gem)

ひすい only

beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

Idiomatic expression

to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; to become a tengu

kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette

small, crow-billed tengu

large tengu; powerful tengu

Idiomatic expression

big braggart; blowhard

small tengu

Idiomatic expression

promising young martial arts practitioner

world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins