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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羽をたたむ

羽を畳む
はねをたたむ
to fold one's wings
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羽を広げる

はねをひろげる
to spread one's wings
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羽を伸ばす

はねをのばす
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
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羽衣烏

はごろもがらす、ハゴロモガラス
red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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羽黒蜻蛉

鉄漿蜻蛉
はぐろとんぼ、ハグロトンボ
Calopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
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羽二重餅

はぶたえもち
Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk
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羽根ペン

羽ペン
はねペン
quill; quill pen
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羽子板市

はごいた市
はごいたいち
battledore fair
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羽織芸者

はおりげいしゃ
geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)
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羽振りがいい

exp
はぶりがいい
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well