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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機能美

きのうび
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
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奄美鼻先蛙

あまみはなさきがえる、アマミハナサキガエル
Amami tip-nosed frog (Odorrana amamiensis)
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奄美の黒兎

あまみのくろうさぎ、アマミノクロウサギ
Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi); Ryukyu rabbit
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伊弉冉尊

伊邪那美命
いざなみのみこと
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
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天の美禄

exp
てんのびろく
alcohol
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南背美鯨

みなみせみくじら、ミナミセミクジラ
southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
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美濃紙

みのがみ
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
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美術運動

びじゅつうんどう
art movement
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美之主貝

びのすがい、ビノスガイ
Mercenaria stimpsoni (species of Venus clam)
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美的感覚

びてきかんかく
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty