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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へら
spatula
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shaft (of an arrow); arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
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しっぺ返し

竹箆返し、竹篦返し
しっぺがえし、しっぺいがえし
returning tit for tat; retaliating
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竹箆

竹篦
しっぺい、しっぺ
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
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箆棒

篦棒
べらぼう
absurd; unreasonable; awful
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竹箆

たけべら
bamboo spatula
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靴べら

靴箆、靴篦
くつべら
shoehorn
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野太い

篦太い、箆太い
のぶとい
audacious; daring; bold; impudent; cheeky; throaty (voice); rough; deep; hoarse
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ゴム箆

ゴムべら、ゴムベラ
rubber spatula
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箆鷺

へらさぎ
common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)