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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予備役将校訓練課程

よびえきしょうこうくんれんかてい
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC
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糧食準備

りょうしょくじゅんび
food preparation
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冷房設備

れいぼうせつび
cooling facilities; air-conditioning facilities
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連邦準備銀行

れんぽうじゅんびぎんこう
Federal Reserve Bank (USA)
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大直毘神

大直備神
おおなおびのかみ
great god of restoration
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守備的

しゅびてき
defensive
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予備委員

よびいいん
reserve member
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古備前

こびぜん
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
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準備不足

じゅんびぶそく
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
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備長炭

びんちょうずみ、びんちょうたん
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)