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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金科玉条

きんかぎょくじょう
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
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玉箒

玉帚、玉ははき、玉ばはき
たまははき、たまばはき
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol; sake
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白玉楼

はくぎょくろう
celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
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白玉粉

しらたまこ
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
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お玉杓子

御玉杓子、蝌蚪
おたまじゃくし、オタマジャクシ
ladle; tadpole; musical note
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金枝玉葉

きんしぎょくよう
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
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玉露

ぎょくろ
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
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玉石混淆

玉石混交
exp
ぎょくせきこんこう
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
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玉将

ぎょくしょう
king
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繭玉

まゆだま
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes