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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鳩羽色

はとばいろ
blue-black (color, colour)
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薄羽蜉蝣

うすばかげろう、ウスバカゲロウ
ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
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濡れ羽色

ぬればいろ
jet black
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陣羽織

じんばおり
battle surcoat
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赤い羽根

あかいはね
red feather
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赤立羽蝶

あかたてはちょう
red admiral (butterfly)
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小羽鵜

こばねう
short-winged cormorant
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切り羽

切羽、切り端、切端
きりは
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
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切羽詰まる

せっぱ詰まる、切羽つまる
せっぱつまる
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be packed to the hilt
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千羽鶴

せんばづる
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes