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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なわ
rope; cord; policeman's rope
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沖縄

おきなわ
Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island); Okinawa (city)
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縄文

じょうもん
Jomon period; straw-rope pattern
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縄張り

縄張、繩張り
なわばり
roping off; stretching rope; demarcation; one's turf; domain; territory; sphere of influence
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火縄銃

ひなわじゅう
matchlock; arquebus
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切り縄

きりなわ
piece of rope cut for a certain purpose
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規矩準縄

きくじゅんじょう
rules and standards; norms; criteria
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縄付き

なわつき
criminal; being bound by ropes; prisoner in bonds
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縄抜け

なわぬけ
escaping
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縄梯子

縄ばしご
なわばしご
rope ladder