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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時代背景

じだいはいけい
historical background
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背負い込む

v5m
しょいこむ、せおいこむ
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
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背負い革

しょいかわ
sling
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十字架を背負う

じゅうじかをせおう
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
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背表紙

せびょうし
spine (of book); binding (of book)
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背高鷸

せいたかしぎ、セイタカシギ
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet
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国民総背番号制

こくみんそうせばんごうせい
national citizen identification number system
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背越し

せごし
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
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榻背

とうはい
back of a chair
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マイクロ波背景放射

マイクロははいけいほうしゃ
microwave background (radiation)