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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宇宙マイクロ波背景放射

うちゅうマイクロははいけいほうしゃ
cosmic microwave background radiation
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背乾鯨

せびくじら
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
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羊背岩

ようはいがん
roche moutonnée (geol.); sheepback
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鴨がねぎを背負って来る

鴨が葱を背負って来る、鴨がねぎを背負ってくる、鴨が葱をしょって来る、鴨がねぎをしょって来る、鴨がねぎをしょってくる
かもがねぎをしょってくる
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
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妹背鳥

いもせどり
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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舞台背景

ぶたいはいけい
stage scenery; set; backdrop
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広背筋

こうはいきん
latissimus dorsi muscle
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膝皿貝

火皿貝、石鼈、爺が背
ひざらがい、じいがせ、ヒザラガイ
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
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反嘴背高鷸

そりはしせいたかしぎ、ソリハシセイタカシギ
pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
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背臨

はいりん
copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy)