死番虫: deathwatch beetle

鉤虫: velvet worm

velvet worm

Alternative spelling of 船虫 (“a sea roach, wharf roach”)

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The hiragana syllable 𛄟 (wu). Its equivalent in katakana is 𛄢 (wu).

a bad tooth, dental caries, a cavity

(slang, sumo) the lowest rank in major-league sumo, so called because the 力士 (rikishi, “sumo wrestler”) names are displayed at the bottom of the 番付 (banzuke, “sumo rankings list or program”) in a small font, requiring the use of a magnifying glass to read easily

(rare, obsolete) a textile made from this thread / (rare, obsolete) the ramie plant / (rare, obsolete) a thread made from the fibers of this plant