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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虫も殺さぬ

exp
むしもころさぬ
innocent-looking; looking as though butter would not melt in the mouth
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虫の知らせ

むしのしらせ
foreboding
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虫の息

むしのいき
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
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虫の居所が悪い

exp
むしのいどころがわるい
being in a bad mood
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虫のいい

虫の良い
むしのいい
selfish
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虫が付く

虫がつく
むしがつく
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
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虫が知らせる

むしがしらせる
to forebode; to have a presentiment
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虫かご

虫籠、虫篭
むしかご
insect cage
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飛蝗

蝗虫、蝗
ばった、バッタ
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
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地虫

じむし
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil