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

Word

玉兎

ぎょくと
moon
Word

金烏玉兎

きんうぎょくと
sun and moon
Word

玉響

たまゆら
short time; fleeting moment
Word

他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

exp
たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし
one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
Word

新玉の

荒玉の
exp
あらたまの
welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)
Word

白玉楼中の人となる

はくぎょくろうちゅうのひととなる
to die (of a poet, artist, etc.)
Word

玉敷き

たましき
beautiful (as if adorned with jewels)
Word

太玉串

ふとたまぐし
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
Kanji

ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
jewel, ball
Sentence

艱難汝を玉にす。

艱難(かんなん)(なんじ)(たま)にす。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.