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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挨拶

あいさつ
greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge; retaliation; a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)
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ご挨拶

御挨拶
ごあいさつ
greeting; a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark)
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挨拶は抜きで

exp
あいさつはぬきで
without compliments (greetings)
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挨拶まわり

あいさつ回り、挨拶回り
あいさつまわり
courtesy call; making the rounds
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挨拶を交わす

あいさつをかわす
to exchange greetings
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挨拶状

あいさつじょう
greeting card
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拶双魚
さっぱ、サッパ
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
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挨拶語

あいさつご
greeting words; words of greeting
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挨拶文

あいさつぶん
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
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時候のあいさつ

時候の挨拶
exp
じこうのあいさつ
season's greetings (conventional way of beginning a letter)