[やぶへび, yabuhebi] (n, vs) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
[きいろすずめばち;キイロスズメバチ, kiirosuzumebachi ; kiirosuzumebachi] (n) (uk) (See 毛深雀蜂・けぶかすずめばち) yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)
[くまんばち;クマンバチ, kumanbachi ; kumanbachi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 熊蜂・1) Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); (2) (col) wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
[くまばち;クマバチ, kumabachi ; kumabachi] (n) (1) Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); (2) (col) (See 熊ん蜂・2) wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
[こがたすずめばち;コガタスズメバチ, kogatasuzumebachi ; kogatasuzumebachi] (n) (uk) yellow-vented hornet (Vespa analis)
[すずめばち;スズメバチ, suzumebachi ; suzumebachi] (n) (1) (uk) hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); (2) (uk) (See 大雀蜂・おおすずめばち) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
[おおすずめばち(大雀蜂);おおスズメバチ(大スズメバチ);オオスズメバチ, oosuzumebachi ( dai suzume hachi ); oo suzumebachi ( dai suzumebachi ); oosuzumebac] (n) (uk) (See スズメバチ・1) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
[つまげすずめばち;ツマグロスズメバチ, tsumagesuzumebachi ; tsumagurosuzumebachi] (n) (uk) lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
[ちゃいろすずめばち;チャイロスズメバチ, chairosuzumebachi ; chairosuzumebachi] (n) (uk) brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
[ひめすずめばち;ヒメスズメバチ, himesuzumebachi ; himesuzumebachi] (n) (uk) Vespa ducalis (species of hornet)
[はちのこ, hachinoko] (n) { food } (See 黒雀蜂) hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
[けぶかすずめばち;ケブカスズメバチ, kebukasuzumebachi ; kebukasuzumebachi] (n) (uk) Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima); yellow hornet
[もんすずめばち;モンスズメバチ, monsuzumebachi ; monsuzumebachi] (n) (uk) European hornet (Vespa crabro)
[やぶへびになる, yabuhebininaru] (exp, v5r) you'll only make work for yourself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth