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Possum Proficiency

Created by JCalandr | 43 Vocab Items

The rabbits had their moment. They hopped, they multiplied, they made a dictionary. But now… the Possum Counterattack begins. ⚔️ Study wisely. Sleep hanging upside down if necessary. Victory is near.

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Unit 1 – Possum Core

Learn the core words for our marsupial heroes. Rabbits may hop, but possums climb, hang, and survive.

袋鼠（ふくろねずみ）

ポッサム

クスクス

cuscus (variety of phalanger)

有袋類（ゆうたいるい）

有袋動物（ゆうたいどうぶつ）

Unit 2 – Cute Body & Daily Life

The cute parts of possums — from ears to tails, and everything carried in the pouch.

赤（あか）ちゃん

尻尾（しっぽ）

耳（みみ）

目（め）

鼻（はな）

手（て）

足（あし）

毛（け）

hair, fur, wool, down, plumage, feathers

足跡（あしあと）

footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

乳首（ちくび）

育児嚢（いくじのう）

pouch (of a marsupial), marsupium

縫（ぬ）いぐるみ

stuffed toy, stuffed animal, plush toy, soft toy, cuddly toy

Unit 3 – Possum Actions

Learn the sacred possum arts: climbing, lurking, carrying babies, and surviving the night.

登（のぼ）る

to ascend, to climb, to go up

漁（あさ）る

to fish, to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through, to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge

潜（ひそ）む

to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed, to lie dormant, to be latent

ぶら下（さ）がる

to hang down (from), to dangle, to swing, to be suspended, to be within one's reach, to dangle (before one's eyes), to be completely reliant on, to be entirely dependent on

運（はこ）ぶ

to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to wield (a tool, etc.), to use, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

Unit 4 – Possums Biology & Behavior

Real possum traits: nocturnal eyes, prehensile tails, and the pouch of legends.

昼寝（ひるね）

nap (afternoon), siesta

夜目（よめ）

夜行性（やこうせい）

nocturnality, nocturnal habits

雑食（ざっしょく）

死（し）んだふり

playing dead, feigning death, playing possum

Unit 5 – Wild & Fearsome Possums

Possums may look fluffy, but in the wild they bring chaos to crops, trash, and foes.

野生（やせい）

wild, growing wild, I

外来種（がいらいしゅ）

introduced species, non-native species, alien species

被害（ひがい）

(suffering) damage, injury, harm

爪（つめ）

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp

歯（は）

Unit 6 – Possum Survival Tactics

Possums don’t fight with claws alone — they master playing dead, stinking, and scaring enemies.

威嚇（いかく）

threat, intimidation, menace

悪臭（あくしゅう）

stink, bad odor, bad odour, stench

奇声（きせい）

単独（たんどく）で

independently, individually, separately, alone, singlehanded, unassisted

適応力（てきおうりょく）

adaptability, capacity to adapt, ability to adjust

Unit 7 – Counting Possums

You’ll need to count them… before they count you.

匹（ひき）

counter for small animals, counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size), counter for horses, roll of cloth

一匹（いっぴき）

one (small animal)

数匹（すうひき）

several animals

数十（すうじゅう）

dozens, scores of, decades

無数（むすう）

countless number, infinite number, innumerable

大群（たいぐん）

large crowd, large herd, large flock, large school, large shoal, swarm

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