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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玉結び

たまむすび
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
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玉蹴り

たまけり
football (soccer); kick to the groin; kneeing in the testicles
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玉樟

たまぐす、タマグス
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
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玉状

たまじょう
ball-shaped; spherical
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玉飾り

たまかざり
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
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玉殿

ぎょくでん
palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace
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玉殿

たまどの
alias for fox (from a statue in the Inarimae shrine)
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悪玉菌

あくだまきん
bad bacteria (usu. intestinal bacteria that have an adverse affect on human health - E. choli, C. welchii, etc.); pathogenic bacteria; harmful bacteria
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玉敷沙蚕

たましきごかい、タマシキゴカイ
Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)
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グリグリ目玉

グリグリめだま
big and round eyes; googly eyes