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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

降れば必ず土砂降り。

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降れば 必ず 土砂降り

English Translation

When it rains, it pours.

Furigana

()れば(かなら)土砂降(どしゃぶ)り。

Romanji

Fureba kanarazu doshaburi.

Words

下る (くだる)
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
土砂降り (どしゃぶり)
downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand