Answer:
メ+ノ+ハ+心 Katakana "Me" / Katakana "No" or The "No" radical - diagonal sweeping stroke / Katakana "Ha" or HACHI, ya(ttsu), ya(tsu), ya, yo - eight / SHIN, kokoro - heart
ノ+自+ハ Katakana "No" or The "No" radical - diagonal sweeping stroke / JI, SHI, mizuka(ra) - me, self / Katakana "Ha" or HACHI, ya(ttsu), ya(tsu), ya, yo - eight
木+日 MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree / NICHI, JITSU, hi, ka - sun, day
木+乃 MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree / DAI, sunawachi - "That is,,,"
大+虫 DAI, oo(kii) - big / CHUU, mushi - bug, insect
Because then I hung them out to dry on the clothesline!
忍 NIN, shino(bu), shino(baseru) - hide, stealth, bear, endure, conceal
頂 CHOU, itadaki, itada(ku) - top, peak, summit, receive
香 KOU, KYOU, kao(ri), kao(ru), ka - fragrance, aroma, smell sweet
秀 SHUU, hii(deru) - excel, surpass
蚕 SAN, kaiko - silkworm