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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煤煙

ばい煙、煤烟
ばいえん
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
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すす払い

煤払い
すすはらい
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
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松煤

しょうばい
soot of burnt pine
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煤ける

v1
vi
すすける
to be sooty; to be stained
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煤色

すす色
すすいろ
color of soot (colour)
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煤色信天翁

すすいろあほうどり、ススイロアホウドリ
sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca)
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煤色面梟

すすいろめんふくろう、ススイロメンフクロウ
sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa); greater sooty owl
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煤塵

ばいじん
dust and soot; particulate matter
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煤掃き

すす掃き
すすはき
sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)