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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汚れ

穢れ
けがれ
disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity; uncleanness; impurity; defilement
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意地汚ない

意地汚い、意地穢い
いじきたない
gluttonous; greedy
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厭離穢土

えんりえど、おんりえど
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
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穢多

えた
one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (people whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses)
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腹汚い

腹穢い
はらぎたない
black-hearted; nasty
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寝汚い

寝穢い
いぎたない
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
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汚穢屋

おわいや
person who gathers night soil
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汚穢

おわい、おあい、あえ、わえ、おかい
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
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汚れる

穢れる
v1
vi
けがれる
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
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汚らわしい

穢らわしい
けがらわしい
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty; foul; odious; repulsive