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

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乞食

こじき、こつじき
beggar; begging
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請う

乞う
こう
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
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雨乞い

雨請い
あまごい
praying for rain
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命乞い

命ごい、命乞
いのちごい
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
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陪堂

乞児、乞食
ほいとう、ほいと
being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); serving food; food served; begging; beggar
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乞丐

こつがい、かたい、かったい、きっかい
beggar; bum
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伊勢乞食

exp
いせこじき
beggars at Ise Grand Shrine (expression used to deride stingy people from Ise)
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請い

乞い
こい
request; entreaty
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一夜乞食

いちやこじき
person turned into a beggar overnight
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物乞い

物ごい、物乞
ものごい
beggar; begging