(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.

小麦: wheat

微塵子: water flea of the genus Daphnia

Alternative form of 微塵粉 (“rice granules”)

rice granules / coarse glutinous rice flour, often used in 菓子 (kashi, “candy”) production

outdoors

a Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

causing further loss when already failing to bring any benefit; backfiring

copper pot shaped like a kamado for boiling water (mainly used for warming up sake)

木の花: flower(s) blooming in a tree; an elegant label for 梅の花 (ume no hana, “plum blossoms”); an elegant label for 桜の花 (sakura no hana, “cherry blossoms”)