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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働きかけ

働き掛け
はたらきかけ
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
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手にかける

手に掛ける
てにかける
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
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動き掛ける

動きかける
v1
うごきかける
to make somebody move
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胴掛け

胴掛
どうかけ、どうがけ
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
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手に掛かる

手にかかる
てにかかる
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
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手のかかる

手の掛かる
exp
てのかかる
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
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手をかける

手を掛ける
てをかける
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
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恩に掛ける

おんにかける
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
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手塩に掛ける

手塩にかける
てしおにかける
to bring up under one's personal care
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橋掛かり

橋掛り、橋掛、橋がかり、橋懸かり、橋懸り、橋懸
はしがかり
covered bridge passageway connecting the backstage (mirror room) to the noh stage