This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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青虫

あおむし
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
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精虫

せいちゅう
spermatozoon; sperm
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変形虫類

へんけいちゅうるい
the amoeba
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弁の虫

べんのむし
valve core
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水虫

みずむし
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
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捕虫網

ほちゅうあみ
insect net; butterfly net
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苦虫を噛み潰したよう

苦虫を噛み潰した様、苦虫を噛みつぶしたよう、苦虫をかみつぶした様、苦虫を噛みつぶした様
にがむしをかみつぶしたよう
sour (expression, as if having swallowed a bitter bug)
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太陽虫

たいようちゅう
heliozoan
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虫を殺す

むしをころす
to control one's temper
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虫がいい

虫が良い
むしがいい
selfish; asking too much