栗

Abbreviation

crushed stone; hardcore; macadam

ground squirrel (esp. the Daurian ground squirrel, Spermophilus dauricus)

black chestnut (horse coat color)

red chestnut (horse coat color)

light chestnut (horse coat color)

barometer earthstar (Astraeus hygrometricus)

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima)

Paralomis histrix (species of king crab); porcupine crab

horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

helmet crab (Telmessus acutidens)

mountain chestnut; chestnut growing in the wild

brick cap (Hypholoma lateritium); chestnut mushroom

Idiomatic expression; Orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine

to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fire

Food, cooking

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

Idiomatic expression

having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns

Idiomatic expression

pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

goggle-eyes

Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)

close-cropped head

sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts

Proverb

it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight

common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)

Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

Food, cooking

millet brittle

Taiwanese squirrel (subspecies of Pallas's squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus thaiwanensis)