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

Sentence

災い転じて福となる。

(わざわ)(てん)じて(ふく)となる。
Good comes out of evil.
Sentence

災い転じて福となせ。

(わざわ)(てん)じて(ふく)となせ。
Make the best of a bad bargain.
Sentence

災いを転じて福としなさい。

(わざわ)いを(てん)じて(ふく)としなさい。
Turn your misfortune to account.
Sentence

彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。

(かれ)会社(かいしゃ)をくびになったんだけど、わざわい(てん)じて(ふく)となすで、見事(みごと)独立(どくりつ)したから(えら)いよ。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.