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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居間兼寝室

いまけんしんしつ
living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
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居候生活

いそうろうせいかつ
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
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居合い抜き

居合抜き、居合抜
いあいぬき
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
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居合道

いあいどう
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
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居座り

いすわり
remaining
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旧居

きゅうきょ
former residence
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戯け芝居

おどけしばい
comedy; burlesque
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居催促

いざいそく
refusal to leave
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伽芝居

とぎしばい
fairy play; pantomime
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囲炉裏

居炉裏、囲炉裡
いろり
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace