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虫
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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
Examples
みんなでカブトムシを競争させた。
We raced our beetles.
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insecticide; pesticide
Examples
彼女は花に殺虫剤を振りまいた。
She sprayed pesticide on the flowers.
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Entomology
imago; adult (insect)
Examples
その虫はさなぎから成虫になった。
The insect grew out of a pupa into an imago.
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magnifying glass
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Slang; Sumo
wrestler of the lowest rank
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athlete's foot
Examples
水虫が痛みます。
My athlete's foot hurts.
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Word usually written using kana alone
water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti)
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Word usually written using kana alone
Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
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iridescent colour
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equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
Examples
首相の答弁は玉虫色だった。
The prime minister's answer was equivocal.
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bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
Examples
彼は、いわば、本の虫だ。
He is, so to speak, a bookworm.
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cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
Examples
貴殿の犬は青虫を持っています。犬にビタミンを与えましょう。
Your dog has worms. Give him vitamins.
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Medicine
appendicitis
Examples
「どうだった?」「急性虫垂炎だって」
"How did it go?" "They said it was acute appendicitis."
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airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
Examples
この種の毛布は十分に虫干ししなければならない。
This kind of blanket needs good airing.
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Sensitive
hunchback; humpback; crookback
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Sensitive; Dated term
rickets
