This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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蝲蛄

蜊蛄
ざりがに、ザリガニ
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
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蝦蛄葉サボテン

しゃこばサボテン
Christmas cactus; crab cactus
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螻蛄

けら、おけら、ろうこ、ケラ、オケラ
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
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蝦蛄

青竜蝦
しゃこ、シャコ
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
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アメリカ蝲蛄

アメリカざりがに、アメリカザリガニ
red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
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飛螻蛄

石蚕
とびけら、トビケラ
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
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螻蛄芸

けらげい
being a jack of all trades and master of none
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螻羽

螻蛄羽
けらば、ケラバ
edge of a gabled roof; verge
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川螻蛄

かわげら、カワゲラ
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)
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日本ザリガニ

日本蝲蛄
にほんザリガニ、にほんざりがに、ニホンザリガニ
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)