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蛇
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secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius); secretary bird
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satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
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Colloquial
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
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Proverb
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)
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big snake; (large) serpent
Examples
乾いてぼそぼそになったパンをかみながらの山の旅で、大蛇にあった。
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
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Abbreviation
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
Examples
やぶへびを出すな。
Let well enough alone.
