Vocabulary

praying mantis style

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)

pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis); threadworm

with no ill feeling; openly; without reserve

scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion

razor clam (Solen strictus)

large snake

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm

wriggling; squirming; writhing

fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction

fascinating; alluring

to show off; to parade; to pretend

pedantry; display of one's learning

affectation; ostentation; vanity

false glitter

imperial robes

fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton

puerpera; woman who has recently given birth

bedsore; pressure ulcer; pressure sore; pressure injury

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

pink; light red

fading; faded colour; faded color

mundane; commonplace; ordinary

bend; geologic fold

folds (e.g. on a mountain)

fold; pleat; gathers; tuck

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

rag; old cloth

run-down shabby house

underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

report of a death

internal discord; internal dissension

to speak with an accent; to mispronounce

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt