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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卜居

ぼっきょ
choosing a homesite by divination
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幽居

ゆうきょ
hermitage; retreat; retirement; seclusion
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立ち居

起ち居、立居、起居
たちい
movements; sitting and standing
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敷居が高い

exp
しきいがたかい
having a high threshold; awkward to approach or go to
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侘住い

佗住い、佗住居
わびずまい
solitary life; wretched abode
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屏居

へいきょ
living in retirement
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籠居

ろうきょ
staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement
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緞帳芝居

どんちょうしばい
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
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敷居

しきい、しきみ、しき
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
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住居手当

じゅうきょてあて
rent allowance