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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ミイラ取りがミイラになる

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ミイラとりがミイラになる
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
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ヤニ取り

ヤニとり
tar, nicotine stain removal
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ワーク取り付け台

ワークとりつけだい
(manufacturing) fixtures
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虻蜂取らず

あぶはちとらず
attempting two tasks simultaneously, accomplishing neither
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綾取り

あや取り、綾取
あやとり
cat's cradle
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闇取引

闇取り引き
やみとりひき
illegal or black-market transaction; secret deal
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位取り

くらいどり
grade; class; quality; unit; digit; positioning of decimal point
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位取り表現

くらいどりひょうげん
positional representation
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引き取り手

引取り手
ひきとりて
claimant; caretaker
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位取り表現法

くらいどりひょうげんほう
positional (representation) system; positional notation