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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小賀玉の木

小賀玉木、黄心樹
おがたまのき、オガタマノキ
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
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射干玉

野干玉、烏玉、烏珠
ぬばたま
pitch-black; darkness
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射干玉鳥

ぬばたまどり
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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煮玉子

煮たまご
にたまご
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
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煮抜き卵

煮抜き玉子
にぬきたまご
hard-boiled egg
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手玉に取る

てだまにとる
to lead someone around by the nose
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出玉

出球
でだま
won pachinko ball
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小玉貝

こたまがい、コタマガイ
Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
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黒玉

こくぎょく
jet (gemstone)
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小玉銀

こだまぎん
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency