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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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Kana: ほそい
Romaji: hosoi
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Definitions

1

thin; slender; fine

2

unlucky (billiards slang)

Note: slang

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

Example Sentences

(ほそ)(なが)(あい)して。
➥Love me lithe, love me long.
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(かれ)(さき)(ほそ)鉛筆(えんぴつ)使(つか)う。
➥He uses a pencil with a fine point.
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(わたし)()(つよ)日光(にっこう)()びて(ほそ)くなった。
➥My eyes narrowed into slits in the strong sunlight.
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(ほそ)(あい)して(なが)(あい)して。
➥Love me little, love me long.
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(かれ)(ふと)っているくせに(こえ)(ほそ)い。
➥His voice is thin even though he is fat.
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この回線(かいせん)(ほそ)さじゃ、動画(どうが)()られないよ。
➥This connection is too slow for me to watch movies.
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