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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懾伏

懾服、慴伏
しょうふく
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
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隠伏

いんぷく
concealment
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面伏せ

おもてぶせ
being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
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野伏

野臥
のぶし
hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest; mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
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野伏せり

野臥せり
のぶせり
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
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火防

火伏せ
かぼう、ひふせ
fire prevention
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伏長

伏せ長
ふせなが
going (e.g. of a flight of stairs); length
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埋伏

まいふく
impaction
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伏龍

伏竜
ふくりゅう
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
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山伏茸

やまぶしたけ、ヤマブシタケ
bearded tooth fungus (Hericium erinaceum); lion's mane mushroom