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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同窓生

どうそうせい
alumni; alumnus; schoolmate
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密生

みっせい
thick or dense growth
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衆生

しゅじょう
living things; the people
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生え抜き

はえぬき
native-born; trueborn
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生き生き

活き活き
いきいき
vividly; lively
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書生

しょせい
student who performs housework in exchange for meals and-or lodging; houseboy
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実生

みしょう
seedling; plant raised from the seed
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生い茂る

生茂る
おいしげる
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
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互生

ごせい
alternate (esp. of leaf arrangement)
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院生

いんせい
graduate student