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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会う

逢う、遭う、遇う
あう
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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遭遇

そうぐう
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
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遭難

そうなん
disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded
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えらい目にあう

えらい目に遭う、えらい目に会う、偉い目にあう、偉い目に遭う、偉い目に会う
えらいめにあう
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
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出会う

出合う、出逢う、出遭う
であう
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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遭難者

そうなんしゃ
victim; survivor; sufferer
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痛い目に遭わす

いたいめにあわす
to make a person sweat for it
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痛い目に遭わせる

痛い目に合わせる
いたいめにあわせる
to make (a person) pay for (something)
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遭遇戦

そうぐうせん
encounter; engagement; battle
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辛い目に会う

つらい目にあう、辛い目にあう、辛い目に合う、辛い目に遭う
つらいめにあう
to have a hard time of it