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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立っているものは親でも使え

立っている者は親でも使え
exp
たっているものはおやでもつかえ
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
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生みの親より育ての親

exp
うみのおやよりそだてのおや
A foster parent is dearer than a real parent
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あなたは大変親切な方ではありませんか。

あなたは大変(たいへん)親切(しんせつ)(ほう)ではありませんか。
Are not you a very kind man?
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親和性成熟

しんわせいせいじゅく
affinity maturation
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日露和親条約

にちろわしんじょうやく
Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan
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親父ギャグ

おやじギャグ、オヤジギャグ
boring pun; old person's joke
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親睨

おやにらみ、オヤニラミ
aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)
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養親

ようしん
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
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親密さ

しんみつさ
intimacy
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この親にしてこの子あり

此の親にして此の子あり、此の親にして此の子有り、此の親にしてこの子あり
exp
このおやにしてこのこあり
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son