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

きね
mallet; pestle; pounder
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杵柄

きねづか
mallet handle
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金剛杵

こんごうしょ
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
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昔取った杵柄

昔とった杵柄
exp
むかしとったきねづか
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past; you never forget your own trade
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瓊瓊杵尊

瓊瓊杵命、邇邇芸命
ににぎのみこと
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)