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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小屋掛け

小屋掛
こやがけ
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
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目掛け、目掛、側女、側妻
めかけ、そばめ、おんなめ
mistress; kept woman; concubine
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諸掛かり

しょがかり
expenses
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出札係

出札掛
しゅっさつがかり
ticket agent
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出掛け

出がけ、出掛
でがけ、でかけ
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
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水かけ論

水掛け論、水掛論
みずかけろん
endless argument; pointless argument; arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)
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千鳥掛け

ちどりがけ
cross-stitch
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切っ掛けに

exp
きっかけに
with ... as a start; taking advantage of
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股に掛ける

股にかける
またにかける
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
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税金を掛ける

税金をかける
ぜいきんをかける
to place a tax on