虫

Adjective - yoi/ii class

selfish; asking too much

irritable; bad-tempered

insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants

Idiomatic expression

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover

Idiomatic expression

rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame

extermination of insect pests; pest control

insect bite; bug bite; sting

butterfly net; net for catching insects

money loser; high-cost, low-return project

insect collecting

to control one's temper

ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle

Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird

Idiomatic expression

one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

Idiomatic expression

one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

disliking; having an antipathy to

Idiomatic expression; Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth

to forebode; to have a presentiment

caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

Proverb

some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste

pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater

entomologist