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

奥歯に物が挟まる

Reading

Kana: おくばにものがはさまる
Romaji: okubanimonogahasamaru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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1

to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま
Meanings: heart, interior
Readings: シ、 よわい、 は、 よわ.い、 よわい.する
Meanings: tooth, cog
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: キョウ、 ショウ、 はさ.む、 はさ.まる、 わきばさ.む、 さしはさ.む
Meanings: pinch, between