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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夏羽

なつばね
summer plumage; nuptial plumage
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花衝羽根空木

はなつくばねうつぎ、ハナツクバネウツギ
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
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絵羽織

えばおり
figured haori (coat)
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羽白海鳩

はじろうみばと、ハジロウミバト
black guillemot (Cepphus grylle); tystie
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絵羽模様

えばもよう
single pattern on the entirety of a garment
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御羽車

お羽車
おはぐるま
portable shrine used to transport a sacred object
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更紗羽太

さらさはた、サラサハタ
humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis); panther grouper
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黒揚羽

黒揚羽蝶、黒鳳蝶
くろあげは、クロアゲハ
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
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羽抜け

はぬけ
molting; moulting
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羽衣甘藍

はごろもかんらん、ハゴロモカンラン
kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)