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

Word

たたき台

叩き台、敲き台
たたきだい
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
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月下推敲

げっかすいこう
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
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推敲

すいこう
revision (manuscript); elaboration on; polish; improvement
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叩き

敲き、三和土
たたき、タタキ
mince (minced meat or fish); seared skipjack tuna; robbery; extortion; hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor; whipping; lashing; bashing; beating; flaming
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叩く

敲く
たたく、はたく
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)