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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瀬戸物

せともの、セトモノ
earthenware; crockery; china
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世話物

せわもの
sewamono (in kabuki, etc., a domestic drama about ordinary people, esp. of the Edo period)
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物品税

ぶっぴんぜい
excise
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何か冷たいものがほしい。

(なに)(つめ)たいものがほしい。
I want something cold to drink.
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水生生物

すいせいせいぶつ
aquatic life; water creatures
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物物しい

物々しい
ものものしい
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; ostentatious; overdone; exaggerated; impressive; imposing; pompous; stately; solemn
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水素化物

すいそかぶつ
hydride
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水生動物

水棲動物
すいせいどうぶつ
aquatic animals; aquatic fauna
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人物月旦

じんぶつげったん
character sketch; comments on personalities
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人物画

じんぶつが
portrait painting