朽ちる くちる to rot; to decay v1 vi to die in obscurity v1 vi to be forgotten with time v1 vi Intermediate II ➥
蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる 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) exp Advanced ➥