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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甲斐

詮、効
かい
effect; result; worth; use; avail
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有斐閣

ゆうひかく
Yuuhikaku (law book publisher)
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甲斐

suf
がい
effect; result; worth; use; avail
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年甲斐も無い

年甲斐もない、年がいもない
としがいもない
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
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甲斐性

かいしょう、かいしょ
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
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年甲斐

としがい
one's age
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生き甲斐

生きがい、生甲斐
いきがい
something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
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不甲斐ない

不甲斐無い、腑甲斐ない、腑甲斐無い
ふがいない
disappointing; weak-minded; spiritless; cowardly; worthless; pusillanimous; feckless; faint-hearted; shiftless; tame; timid
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甲斐無し

かいなし
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
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やり甲斐

遣り甲斐
やりがい
being worth doing