| The Year of the Snake | |
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2 of 2The kanji character of "hebi (snake)" is also pronounced as "ja" or "da." A faucet is called "jaguchi" because of the snakelike shape. Here are some expressions including the word snake.
| Yabuhebi (A snake in the bush) |
To reap ill fortune from an unnecessary act. It comes from the likelihood that poking a bamboo bush (yabu) may flush a snake. |
| Hebi
ni mikomareta kaeru (A frog picked out by a snake) |
To describe somebody who is unable to move because of fear. |
| Dasoku (Snake's foot) |
To make an unnecessary addition. |
| Dakou (To go like a snake) |
To meander, to zigzag. |
| Chouda
no retsu (A long line like a snake) |
To make a long line. |
| Ryutou-dabi (A dragon's head, a snake's tail) |
To end in an anticlimax, to start well but fade badly. It is one of yoji-jukugo. |
| Toguro
o maku (To lie in a coil) |
To loaf, to lounge. "Toguro" is a way snake coil itself. |
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