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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泣く子と地頭には勝てない

exp
なくことじとうにはかてない
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall
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勝手知ったる

exp
かってしったる
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
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勝勢

しょうせい
(favorable) odds
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病気がち

病気勝ち
びょうきがち
proneness to being ill; proneness to disease
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勝絶

しょうせつ、しょうぜつ
(in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F); excellence (of scenery, etc.)
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反則勝ち

はんそくがち
victory due to the opponent's foul
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勝ち投手

勝投手
かちとうしゅ
winning pitcher
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勝負は時の運

exp
しょうぶはときのうん
victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)
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勝ち組

勝ち組み、徒組
かちぐみ
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
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金光明最勝王経

こんこうみょうさいしょうおうきょう
Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching)