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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毒菌

どくきん
poison mushroom
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破傷風菌

はしょうふうきん
Clostridium tetani (tetanus bacillus)
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納豆菌

なっとうきん
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
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粘菌

ねんきん
myxomycete; slime mold
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鵞口瘡菌

がこうそうきん、ガッコウソウキン
thrush fungus (Candida albicans)
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粘液細菌

ねんえきさいきん
myxobacteria; slime bacteria
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乳酸桿菌

にゅうさんかんきん
lactobacillus
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癩菌

らいきん
Mycobacterium leprae; the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)
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銹菌

さびきん、しゅうきん
rust (fungus)
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乳酸菌飲料

にゅうさんきんいんりょう
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico, etc.); lactic fermenting beverage