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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蛤、蝦
かえる、かわず、かいる、カエル、カワズ
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
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青蛙

あおがえる
green (tree) frog
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蛙の子は蛙

exp
かえるのこはかえる
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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蛙の面に小便

exp
かえるのつらにしょうべん
like water off a duck's back; urine on a frog's face
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蛙の面に水

exp
かえるのつらにみず
like water off a duck's back; water on a frog's face
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蛙泳ぎ

かえるおよぎ
breaststroke (swimming); frog-kick
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蛙股

蟇股、蛙又
かえるまた
curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)
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蛙跳

蛙跳び
かえるとび
(game of) leapfrog
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蛙鳴蝉噪

あめいせんそう
annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy
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蟇蛙

蟇、蟾蜍、蝦蟇、蟾、蝦蟆、蟆
ひきがえる、ひき、がまがえる、がま、かま、ヒキガエル、ガマガエル
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)