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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ホッキ貝

北寄貝
ホッキかい、ほっきがい
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
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寄留

きりゅう
temporary residence; sojourn
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寄留地

きりゅうち
one's temporary residence
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がぶり寄り

がぶりより
pushing the opponent with the torso
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傍らに寄る

かたわらによる
to step aside
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年寄り染みた

としよりじみた
characteristic of the aging (ageing)
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年寄り役

としよりやく
senior's role
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年寄る

としよる
to grow old
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年寄株

としよりかぶ
sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo
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幅寄せ

はばよせ
(car) being run off the road