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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あじゃら、あじゃれ、あざれ
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
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戯曲

ぎきょく
play; drama
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遊戯

ゆうぎ
game; play; sports
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悪戯

惡戲
いたずら、いたづら
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
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悪洒落

悪じゃれ、悪戯
わるじゃれ、あくぎ、わるいたずら、わるざれ
offensive joke
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戯れる

v1
vi
たわむれる、ざれる、じゃれる
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with
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戯画

ぎが
caricature; cartoon; comics
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戯作

げさく、ぎさく
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
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戯作三昧

げさくざんまい
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
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戯作者

げさくしゃ
fiction writer; dime novelist