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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正割

せいかつ
secant
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水割り

みずわり
alcohol (usu. whiskey or shochu) diluted with water; watered
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時間を割く

じかんをさく
to spare time (for)
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笑み割れる

v1
vi
えみわれる
to crack
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書割

書き割り、書き割
かきわり
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
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縦割行政

縦割り行政
たてわりぎょうせい
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
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縦割り

たてわり
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
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手形割引

てがたわりびき
discounting of a bill
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時間割りを直す

じかんわりをなおす
to alter the schedule
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割れ鐘

破鐘、破れ鐘、割鐘
われがね
cracked bell