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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忌み

斎み、忌、斎
いみ
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
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とき
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
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祝い

祝、斎
いわい、ゆわい
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift
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斎場

さいじょう
funeral hall; ceremony site
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斎宮

さいぐう
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
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書斎

しょさい
study; library; den; home office; reading room
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書斎にこもる

書斎に籠もる、書斎に籠る
しょさいにこもる
to shut oneself up in one's study
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小斎

しょうさい
abstinence (in Catholicism)
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斎日

さいじつ
fast day
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祝う

斎う
いわう
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)