mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
pincers (of a crab, scorpion, etc.); claws; forceps
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments)
gusset (esp. in kimono); gore
gusset (esp. in kimono); gore
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments)
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
Heian-period court clothing
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
descendant; scion; lineage
fur coat (to protect against the cold); clothes made with the down of birds
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
cushion; pillow; mattress
mundane; commonplace; ordinary