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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玉串料

玉ぐし料
たまぐしりょう
cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods
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煙玉

けむりだま
smoke bomb; smokebomb
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温玉

温たま
おんたま
soft-boiled egg
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玉の肌

玉の膚
たまのはだ
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
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玉貝

珠貝
たまがい、タマガイ
moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
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玉掛け

たまかけ
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
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玉串奉奠

たまぐしほうてん、たまぐしほうでん
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
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玉型

玉形
たまがた
round; spherical; globe type; lens shape
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愛玉子

あいぎょくし、オーギョーチー、アイギョクシ
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
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玉形弁

玉型弁
たまがたべん
globe valve; spherical valve; stop valve