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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芋掘り

藷掘り、芋堀り
いもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
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釣り堀

釣堀
つりぼり
fish pond
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堀端

ほりばた
side of a moat
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堀散らす

v5s
ほりちらす
to dig up messily
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用水堀

ようすいぼり
irrigation ditch
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芋堀り

いもほり
potato field (furrows)
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根掘り葉掘り

根ほり葉ほり、根堀り葉堀り
ねほりはほり
thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
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掘り返す

掘返す、堀り返す
ほりかえす
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up
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掘り抜く

掘抜く、堀り抜く
ほりぬく
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
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掘り出し物

掘出し物、堀り出し物
ほりだしもの
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove