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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屁理屈

へりくつ
sophism; quibble; hair-splitting; argument for argument's sake; cavil; frivolous objections
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歴史地理

れきしちり
historical geography
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義理の兄

ぎりのあに
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
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きめ細か

木目細か、肌理細か
きめこまか、きめごまか
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
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義理一遍

ぎりいっぺん
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
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義理合い

ぎりあい
social relationship; friendship
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義理人情

ぎりにんじょう
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
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義理立て

ぎりだて
doing one's duty
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窮理

究理
きゅうり
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
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お節料理

御節料理、おせち料理
おせちりょうり
food served during the New Year's Holidays