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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年寄り

年寄、年より
としより
old people; the aged; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
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立ち寄る

立寄る
たちよる
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
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寄る

よる
to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.); to grow (wrinkly); to lean against; to recline on; to push one's opponent while holding their belt; to decide on a price and come to a deal; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
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呼び寄せる

呼寄せる
v1
vt
よびよせる
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
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寄港

寄航
きこう
stopping at a port
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最寄り駅

最寄駅
もよりえき
nearest station
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寄生虫

きせいちゅう
parasite
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押し寄せる

押寄せる、押しよせる
v1
vi
おしよせる
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
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引き寄せる

引寄せる、引きよせる
v1
vt
ひきよせる
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
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寄宿舎

きしゅくしゃ
boarding house; school dormitory