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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汲み取り屋

くみとりや
person who gathers night soil
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逆方向読取り

ぎゃくほうこうよみとり
backward reading
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休憩を取る

休憩をとる
きゅうけいをとる
to take a break
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吸い取り紙

吸取紙
すいとりがみ
blotting paper
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弓取り式

弓取式
ゆみとりしき
bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
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汲み取り

汲取り、汲取
くみとり
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
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鬼の首を取ったよう

おにのくびをとったよう
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
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汲取口

くみとりぐち
hole for pumping out cesspool
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魚を取る

魚をとる、魚を捕る、魚を獲る、魚を穫る
さかなをとる
to catch fish
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強請り取る

ゆすり取る
v5r
ゆすりとる
to extort; to shake down (for money)