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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粥柱

かゆばしら
mochi added to rice gruel (15th of the first month)
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角柱形

かくちゅうけい
prismatic shape
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円柱尿

えんちょうにょう
cylindruria
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円柱状

えんちゅうじょう
column shape; cylinder; columnar
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円柱形

えんちゅうけい
column shape; cylinder; columnar
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主柱

しゅちゅう
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
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茶立虫

茶柱虫
ちゃたてむし、チャタテムシ
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
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脊柱側湾症

脊柱側彎症
せきちゅうそくわんしょう
scoliosis
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茶柱が立つ

ちゃばしらがたつ
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
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鷹柱

たかばしら
group of buzzards (etc.) rising in an updraft (before the southward autumn migration)