expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow [literal] - proverb

noun:

• ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)

noun:

• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)

noun / ~する noun:

• lion's roar; harangue

noun:

• bearded tooth fungus (Hericium erinaceum); lion's mane mushroom

noun:

• Leo (constellation); the Lion - Astronomy term
• Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk - Buddhism term ➜ 獅子の座

noun / ~の noun:

• eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion ➜ 海豹

noun:

• Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion

noun:

• Leo Minor (constellation); the Small Lion - Astronomy term

noun:

• someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

noun:

• puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion

noun:

• tigon (offspring of a male tiger and a female lion); tiglon ➜ ライガー

noun:

• mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

noun:

• liger (offspring of a male lion and a female tiger) ➜ タイゴン

noun:

• bai ze (mythical chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)

noun:

• leopon (offspring born of a male leopard and a female lion)

noun:

• man-eater (e.g. lion, shark)

noun:

• grand kagura performance at Ise
• type of performance including the lion dance and juggling ➜ 雑芸
• Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia) - usually written using kana alone ➜ 椿

noun:

• orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
• mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being) ［しゃち］ - abbreviation ➜ 鯱【しゃちほこ】

noun:

• Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE) ［こうらい］ - abbreviation

noun / prefix noun:

• Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)

noun:

• (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine ［狛］ ➜ 狛犬