ochimushawa susukino honi ozu
1. when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass — literal
Expression
1. when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass — literal
1. to drop; to lose
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair)
+ 8 additional meanings1. first step
1. fear; horror
1. terrible; dreadful
2. surprising; startling
1. to be caught; to be captured
2. to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to
1. to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture