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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直交

ちょっこう
orthogonal
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直感

直観
ちょっかん
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
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直面

ひためん
performing without a mask (noh)
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直近

ちょっきん
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
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立て直す

立直す、立てなおす
たてなおす
to rally; to make over; to rearrange; to reorganize; to reorganise
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直営店

ちょくえいてん
company store
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立ち直る

立ちなおる、立直る
たちなおる
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
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直筆

ちょくひつ
writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts
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直筆

じきひつ
one's own handwriting; autograph
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硬直

こうちょく
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification