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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呼吸困難

こきゅうこんなん
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
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困り者

こまりもの
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
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困り果てる

v1
vi
こまりはてる
to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed
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困らせる

v1
こまらせる
to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience
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月経困難症

げっけいこんなんしょう
dysmenorrhea; dysmenorrhoea
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困り切る

こまりきる
to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed
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貧困地域

ひんこんちいき
poor region; deprived area
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貧困層

ひんこんそう
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
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帰宅困難者

きたくこんなんしゃ
travellers (e.g. commuters, students, etc.) who have difficulty returning home, esp. after a large-scale earthquake
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貧困女子

ひんこんじょし
women with low disposable incomes; poverty girls