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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美容師

びようし
beautician; beauty artist
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猊美渓

げいびけい
Geibi Gorge (Higashiyama-cho, Iwate-ken)
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八方美人

はっぽうびじん
one who is affable to everybody; a flunky; person beautiful from all angles; everybody's friend; person who shows people what they want to see
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見事

美事
みごと
splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete
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唯美主義

ゆいびしゅぎ
estheticism
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金美人参

きんびにんじん
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
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具象美術

ぐしょうびじゅつ
representational art
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虞美人草

ぐびじんそう
field poppy; Papaver rhoeas
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形式美

けいしきび
beauty of form
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月下美人

げっかびじん
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night