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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伏奏

ふくそう
report to the throne
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捻じ伏せる

ねじ伏せる、捩じ伏せる、捻伏せる、捩伏せる
v1
vt
ねじふせる
to hold down; to twist one's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
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伏して

adv
ふして
bowing down; humbly; respectfully
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常節

床伏
とこぶし、トコブシ
Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
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説き伏せる

説伏せる
v1
vt
ときふせる
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
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折伏

しゃくぶく、じゃくぶく
preaching down; breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
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切り伏せる

v1
vt
きりふせる
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
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身を伏せる

みをふせる
to lie face-down
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信伏

信服、信腹
しんぷく
being convinced
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説伏

説服
せっぷく
persuasion