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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敷居の高い

しきいのたかい
having a high threshold; awkward to approach or go to
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居留区

きょりゅうく
population centre
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別居期間

べっきょきかん
period of separation; time living apart
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居在

きょざい
stay; residence; sojourn
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別居婚

べっきょこん
commuter marriage
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居心地いい

居心地良い、居心地よい
いごこちいい、いごこちよい
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
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一の鳥居

いちのとりい
first torii gate of a shrine
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居心地がいい

居心地が良い、居心地がよい
いごこちがいい、いごこちがよい
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
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夏安居

げあんご
summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study
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無断居住者

むだんきょじゅうしゃ
squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission