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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虫干し

むしぼし
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
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虫下し

むしくだし
deworming medicine
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虫螻

虫けら
むしけら
worm; insect
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天牛

髪切り虫、髪切虫
かみきりむし
long-horned beetle
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田虫

頑癬
たむし、タムシ
ringworm (of the body); tinea corporis
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釣り鐘虫

つりがねむし
bell animalcule (insect)
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長虫

ながむし
snake
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跳び虫

跳虫
とびむし
springtail (wingless insect of the order Collembola)
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南京虫

ナンキンむし、ナンキンムシ
bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
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虫類

ちゅうるい
worms and insects