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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大臣柱

だいじんばしら
downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)
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太陽柱

たいようちゅう
sun pillar; solar pillar
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袖柱

そでばしら
small pillars supporting the main pillars of a torii or a temple gate
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小柱

こばしら
trough shell adductor muscle; columella
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脊柱前弯症

せきちゅうぜんわんしょう
lordosis
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脊柱後弯症

せきちゅうこうわんしょう
kyphosis
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脊柱管

せきちゅうかん
spinal canal
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心柱

真柱
しんばしら
central pillar of a pagoda; leader of the Tenri religion
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杖とも柱とも頼む

つえともはしらともたのむ
to count on someone as the only support
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天の御柱

あまのみはしら
Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed