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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牽引

けん引
けんいん
traction; towing; hauling; pulling; drawing; driving (economic growth, etc.)
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牽制

けん制
けんせい
check; restraint; constraint; diversion; feint; screen
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一頭引き

一頭牽き
いっとうびき
one-horse (carriage)
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引く

曳く、牽く
ひく
to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)
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牽引車

けんいんしゃ
tractor; towing vehicle; driving force; leading role
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牽引役

けんいんやく
leading force; driving force; leader
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牽引療法

けんいんりょうほう
traction therapy
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牽引力

けんいんりょく
pulling power
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牽牛星

けんぎゅうせい
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
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牽強

けんきょう
distortion of facts