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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昨冬

さくとう
last winter
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厳冬期

げんとうき
coldest period
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冬鳥

ふゆどり
winter bird (resident)
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山吹

款冬
やまぶき
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin
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晩冬

ばんとう
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
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初冬

しょとう、はつふゆ
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
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真冬日

まふゆび
day on which the temperature fails to reach 0 degrees Centigrade
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冬葱

冬ねぎ、冬ネギ
ふゆき、ふゆねぎ、ふゆネギ
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion
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忍冬

すいかずら、スイカズラ
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
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突抜忍冬

つきぬきにんどう、ツキヌキニンドウ
trumpet honeysuckle; Lonicera sempervirens