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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かち割り

搗ち割り
かちわり
crushed ice; chipped ice
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卵割腔

らんかつこう
cleavage cavity; segmentation cavity
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碾き割り

碾き割、碾割り
ひきわり
grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley); ground barley; cracked barley
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碾き割り麦

碾き割麦、碾割り麦
ひきわりむぎ
ground barley; cracked barley
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役割を演じる

やくわりをえんじる
to carry out a role
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符号分割多重

ふごうぶんかつたじゅう
CDMA; Code Division Multiple Access
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ひび割れる

罅割れる
v1
vi
ひびわれる
to crack; to develop a crack
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部分割

ぶぶんかつ
meroblastic cleavage; partial cleavage
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腹を割って話す

はらをわってはなす
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut; to have a heart-to-heart talk
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腹を割る

はらをわる
to be frank; to drop all pretense