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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荊、棘
いばら、イバラ
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
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いばら姫

茨姫
いばらひめ
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
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茨の冠

いばらのかんむり
a crown of thorns
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茨の道

いばらの道
いばらのみち
thorny path
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茨垣

いばらがき
thorn hedge
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茨城県

いばらきけん
Ibaraki prefecture (Kanto area)
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猿捕茨

菝葜
さるとりいばら、サルトリイバラ
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
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茨だらけ

いばらだらけ、イバラだらけ
thorny; miserable
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野茨

野薔薇
のいばら、ノイバラ
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)