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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琉球

りゅうきゅう
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
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瑠璃

琉璃
るり
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
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琉球諸島

りゅうきゅうしょとう
Ryukyu Islands; southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
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琉球列島米国民政府

りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくみんせいふ
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
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琉球列島米国軍政府

りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくぐんせいふ
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
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琉球列島

りゅうきゅうれっとう
Ryukyu Islands
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琉球料理

りゅうきゅうりょうり
Ryukyuan food; Ryukyuan cuisine
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琉球藍

りゅうきゅうあい、リュウキュウアイ
Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
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琉球政府

りゅうきゅうせいふ
Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
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琉球人

りゅうきゅうじん
Ryukyuan (person)