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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まがき
roughly woven fence
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間狭、笆、架
ませ
short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
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環状石籬

かんじょうせきり
stone circle
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籬貝

まがきがい、マガキガイ
strawberry conch (Strombus luhuanus)
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籬垣

ませがき
short roughly woven fence
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神籬

ひもろぎ、ひぼろぎ、ひもろき、ひぼろき
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)