竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
ryuto dabi
starting with great vigor but ending weakly
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竜
りゅう ryū
dragon, imperial
onりゅう ryūりょう ryōろう rō
kunいせ iseたつ tatsu
頭
とう tō
counter for large animals, head
onず zuと toとう tō
kunがしら gashiraあたま atamaかしら kashiraかぶり kaburi
蛇
だ da
hard drinker, serpent, snake
onい iじゃ jaだ daや ya
kunへび hebi
尾
び bi
counter for fish, end, lower slope of mountain
onび bi
kunお o
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