ヘビは小動物や小鳥をにらんですくませるといわれている。

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へびは小動物や小鳥をにらんですくませるといわれている。

English Translation

Snakes are said to mesmerize small animals and birds.

Furigana

ヘビは小(しょう)動物(どうぶつ)や小鳥(ことり)をにらんですくませるといわれている。

Romanji

Hebi wa shō dōbutsu ya kotori o nirande sukumaseru to iwareteiru.

Words

蛇 (へび、じゃ、くちなわ、へみ)

snake; serpent; large snake

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

小 (しょう)

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

小鳥 (ことり)

small bird; songbird; birdie; dickeybird; dickybird

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

睨む (にらむ)

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch; to take account of; to take into consideration

竦む (すくむ)

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix