狼
狼

wolf

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おおかみ

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Common Words

狼おおかみオオカミおおかめおいぬNounFreq #3627
1

wolf (Canis lupus)

Examples
その少年は狼が来ると言った。
The boy said a wolf would come.
2

wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

狼狽ろうばいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #6575
1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

Examples
ろうばいしたため、彼のうそが暴露された。
His confusion betrayed his lie.
うろたえる狼狽えるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #6699
1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

Examples
気を楽にして、何よりもうろたえないことだ。
Relax, and above all, don't panic.
人狼じんろうNounFreq #23110
1

werewolf

2

Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia

狼藉ろうぜきろうじゃくNounFreq #23913
1

'taru' adjective

disorder; confusion

2

violence; outrage; riot

狼煙烽火《のろし》ろうえん (狼煙／狼烟)ほうか (烽火)狼烟NounFreq #26364
1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals

Examples
昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。
Back then, people communicated using smoke signals.
2

のろし only

starting shot; starting signal

一匹狼一匹オオカミいっぴきおおかみ (一匹狼)いっぴきオオカミ (一匹オオカミ)NounFreq #33360
1

lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person

狼男オオカミ男おおかみ男おおかみおとこNounFreq #40773
1

(male) werewolf

狼藉者ろうぜきものNounFreq #45007
1

rioter; ruffian

コロリ《虎狼痢》NounUsually kanaFreq #51250
1

Dated term; Pun on コレラ and ころりと死ぬ

cholera

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