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栗
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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Examples
栗は少なくとも15分は茹でなくてはいけない。
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)
Examples
リスは枝の中に隠れた。
A squirrel hid among the branches.
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Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
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squirrel monkey (esp. the common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus)
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construction stone (approx. 10-15 cm in diameter)
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Rare term
chestnut-sized pebble
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acorn
Examples
カシの大樹も小さなドングリから育つ。
Great oaks from little acorns grow.
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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
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Idiomatic expression
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns
Examples
こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.
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Idiomatic expression
pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
