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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忍び寄る

しのびよる
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
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数寄

数奇
すき
refined taste; elegant pursuits
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数寄屋造り

数奇屋造り
すきやづくり
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
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西寄り

にしより
westerly
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掃き寄せる

v1
はきよせる
to sweep up
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掻き寄せる

かき寄せる
v1
vt
かきよせる
to sweep; to rake up
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打ち寄せる

v1
うちよせる
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
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潮の如く押し寄せる

v1
うしおのごとくおしよせる
to rush like a flood; to surge
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鳥寄せ

とりよせ
birdcall; birdcalling
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土寄せ

つちよせ
piling up or covering with earth