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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背信者

はいしんしゃ
traitor
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背中の痛み

せなかのいたみ
backache
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背筋が寒くなる

exp
せすじがさむくなる
a chill runs down one's spine
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背割

背割り
せわり
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
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背馳

はいち
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
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背筋力

はいきんりょく
strength of one's back
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背走

はいそう
running backwards
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背水の陣

exp
はいすいのじん
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
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背高

せいたか
tallness; tall person
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背教

はいきょう
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection