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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これは大変まれにしかないケースだ。

これは大変(たいへん)まれにしかないケースだ。
This is a very rare case.
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変形周波数変調記録

へんけいしゅうはすうへんちょうきろく
modified frequency modulation recording; MFM recording
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変形性股関節症

へんけいせいこかんせつしょう
coxarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the hip
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変形性膝関節症

へんけいせいしつかんせつしょう
gonarthrosis; osteoarthritis of the knee
Sentence

これは大変やさしい問題なのでどんな学生にでも解ける。

これは大変(たいへん)やさしい問題(もんだい)なのでどんな学生(がくせい)にでも()ける。
This is such an easy problem that any student can solve it.
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窯変

ようへん
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
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変体漢文

へんたいかんぶん
Japanized version of classical Chinese (used from Heian period onward)
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揺変性

ようへんせい
thixotropy
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変性意識状態

へんせいいしきじょうたい
trance; an altered state of consciousness
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変形体

へんけいたい
plasmodium (form within the life cycle of myxomycete slime molds)