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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大事を取る

大事をとる
だいじをとる
to take care doing something; to be prudent
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只取り

只取
ただとり、ただどり
getting something for nothing
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相撲取り

すもうとり、すまいとり
wrestler; rikishi
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断章取義

だんしょうしゅぎ
interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
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暖を取る

だんをとる
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
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段を取る

だんをとる
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
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地取り

じどり
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; gaining territory; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
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遅れを取る

後れを取る、遅れをとる、後れをとる
おくれをとる
to fall behind
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中を取る

なかをとる
to work out a compromise
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中間搾取

ちゅうかんさくしゅ
kickback