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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玉掛け

たまかけ
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
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山を掛ける

やまをかける
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
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人手にかかる

人手に掛かる
ひとでにかかる
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
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参加を呼びかける

参加を呼び掛ける
さんかをよびかける
to call for somebody's participation
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謎かけ

謎掛け
なぞかけ
a particular type of riddle
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三懸

三繋、三鞅、三掛
さんがい
headstall, martingale, and crupper
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箸にも棒にも掛からない

exp
はしにもぼうにもかからない
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible
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掛茶屋

掛け茶屋
かけぢゃや
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
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掛け構い

掛構い
かけかまい
involvement; relation; anxiety; worries; concerns; troubles
Kanji

カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour