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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グラム
gram; gramme
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かわら
roof tile
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煉瓦

れんが、レンガ
brick
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瓦礫

がれき、がりゃく
rubble; debris; wreckage
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瓦斯

ガス
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; petrol; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker; gas range; flatulence; gas; wind; fart
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瓦解

がかい
collapse; downfall
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瓦葺き

瓦葺
かわらぶき
tile-roofing
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瓦版

かわらばん
tile block print (newspaper in Tokugawa period)
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鬼瓦

おにがわら
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
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舗装煉瓦

ほそうれんが
paving brick