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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宿直

しゅくちょく、とのい
night watch; night guard; night shift
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治る

直る
なおる
to be cured; to get well; to be healed; to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed
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開き直る

ひらきなおる
to become defiant; to turn upon; to become serious
Sentence

彼は20年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。

(かれ)は20(ねん)(まえ)大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)するとすぐに公務員(こうむいん)になった。
He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.
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直射

ちょくしゃ
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
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直視

ちょくし
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
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直和

ちょくわ
direct sum
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直し物

なおしもの
mending
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立て直る

たてなおる
to recover; to rally; to pick up
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直截

ちょくせつ、ちょくさい
frank; straightforward; prompt; directness; decisiveness