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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水呑み百姓

水飲み百姓
みずのみびゃくしょう
poor peasant or farmer
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姓が変わる

せいがかわる
to assume a new surname
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小百姓

こびゃくしょう
peasant; small farmer
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姓名不詳

せいめいふしょう
unidentified; name unknown
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中小姓

中小性
ちゅうごしょう
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
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方向性

方向姓
ほうこうせい
trend; course of action; direction; directionality; directivity; orientation; directional; vectorial
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百姓読み

ひゃくしょうよみ
reading kanji in a nonstandard way
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被官百姓

ひかんびゃくしょう
serf
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四種姓

ししゅせい
varna (each of India's four castes)
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八姓

はっせい
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)