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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お歳暮

御歳暮
おせいぼ
end of the year; year-end gift
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暮れ六つ

くれむつ
Edo-period term for a time of day, roughly 6 pm
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明け暮れ

あけくれ
morning and evening; all the time
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夕暮れ族

ゆうぐれぞく
couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance
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夕まぐれ

夕間暮れ
ゆうまぐれ
evening twilight
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遊び暮らす

遊び暮す
あそびくらす
to idle away one's time
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野暮用

ヤボ用、やぼ用
やぼよう、ヤボよう
minor business
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野暮天

やぼてん
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
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野暮ったい

やぼったい
unfashionable (e.g. clothes); uncouth; unpolished
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野暮

やぼ、ヤボ
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive; thoughtless; dumb