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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安息

あんそく
rest; repose
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安息香酸

あんそくこうさん
benzoic acid
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消息筋

しょうそくすじ
informed circles
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小心姑息

しょうしんこそく
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
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小児喘息

しょうにぜんそく
infantile asthma
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安息日

あんそくにち、あんそくじつ、あんそくび
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
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意気込む

息込む
いきごむ
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
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姑息

こそく
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
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肩で息をする

かたでいきをする
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
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消息不明

しょうそくふめい
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown