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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追い羽根

追羽根、追羽子
おいばね
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
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風切り羽

風切羽
かざきりばね
flight feathers
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ガラパゴス小羽鵜

ガラパゴスこばねう
flightless cormorant; Galapagos cormorant
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金黒羽白

きんくろはじろ、キンクロハジロ
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
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後鳥羽院

ごとばいん
ex-Emperor Gotoba
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矢羽

矢羽根
やばね
arrow feathers
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紋羽二重

もんはぶたえ
crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono); figured habutae
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羽白小千鳥

はじろこちどり、ハジロコチドリ
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
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毛羽立つ

毛羽だつ
v5t
けばだつ
to become fluffy
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手羽先

てばさき
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing