Words — 19 found
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朽ちる
1. to rot; to decay
2. to die in obscurity
3. to be forgotten with timeoften in neg.
ろうきゅう
老朽
1. infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
くは
朽ち果てる
1. to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to fall to ruins; to rust away
2. to die in obscurity
朽果てる 【くちはてる】
1. decay; deterioration; rot
えいすいふきゅう
永垂不朽
1. one's fame or achievements being passed down eternallyYojijukugo (four character compound)
ふきゅうふめつ
不朽不滅
1. everlasting; eternal; immortal; imperishable; undyingYojijukugo (four character compound)
へびかくなわお
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる
1. once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)Proverb