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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たば
bundle; bunch; sheaf
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つか
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); handbreadth; bundle
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そく
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
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約束

やくそく
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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拘束

こうそく
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
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収束

しゅうそく
conclusion; resolution; firming up (plans, etc.); coming together; returning to normal; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
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花束

はなたば
bunch of flowers; bouquet
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束ねる

v1
vt
たばねる、つかねる
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control; to administer; to fold (one's arms)
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結束

けっそく
union; unity; solidarity; bundling; binding; tying; putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
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装束

しょうぞく、そうぞく、そうずく
costume; personal appearance; interior decoration; landscaping; furniture