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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千本鳥居

せんぼんどりい
many torii; torii corridor
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折居地鼠

おりいじねずみ、オリイジネズミ
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
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石鳥居

いしどりい
torii made of stone
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据え風呂

居え風呂、据風呂、居風呂
すえふろ
deep bathtub with a water-heating tank; bathtub heated from below
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治に居て乱を忘れず

exp
ちにいてらんをわすれず
Forewarned is forearmed
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小人閑居して不善をなす

小人閑居して不善を為す
exp
しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす
An idle brain is the devil's shop
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居グセ

居曲
いグセ、いぐせ
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
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出居

いでい、でい
sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
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住居表示番号

じゅうきょひょうじばんごう
displayed address number
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住居表示

じゅうきょひょうじ
Japanese addressing system (district-block-lot); displayed address