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called minomushi does really construct for itself something much like the
covering of the basket…worm。 （2） A very large； white radish。 〃Daikon〃
literally means 〃big root。〃 ＇15＇ Pyrus spectabilis。 ＇16＇ An evil spirit。 （3） A
common female name。
MOSQUITOES （1） Meiji： The period in which Hearn wrote this book。
It lasted from 1868 to 1912； and was a time when Japan plunged head…first
into Western…style modernization。 By the 〃fashions and the changes and
the disintegrations of Meiji〃 Hearn is lamenting that this process of
modernization was destroying some of the good things in traditional
Japanese culture。
ANTS （1） Cicadas。 ＇1＇ An interesting fact in this connection is that the
Japanese word for ant； ari； is represented by an ideograph formed of the
character for 〃insect〃 combined with the character signifying 〃moral
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rectitude；〃 〃propriety〃 （giri）。 So the Chinese character actually means
〃The Propriety…Insect。〃
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