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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陸宿借

陸寄居虫、岡宿借
おかやどかり、オカヤドカリ
concave land hermit crab (Coenobita cavipes)
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寄せ植え

寄植え
よせうえ
flowers planted together
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寄生虫学

きせいちゅうがく
parasitology; helminthology
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板寄せ

板寄
いたよせ
Itayose method; method of trading employed on Japanese exchanges
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眉根を寄せる

まゆねをよせる
to frown; to squint
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漕ぎ寄せる

漕寄せる
v1
vt
こぎよせる
to row up to (e.g. a ship)
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寄場

寄せ場
よせば
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
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思いを寄せる

想いを寄せる、想いをよせる、思いをよせる
おもいをよせる
to give one's heart to; to fall in love
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大寄せ茶会

おおよせちゃかい
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
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大寄

おおよせ
calling many harlots and entertainers and have a big party; starting an important maneuver at the end of a game of go