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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釣鐘マント

釣り鐘マント
つりがねマント
long cloak worn by soldiers, students, etc. (Meiji period)
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釣殿

釣り殿
つりどの
buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
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引っ攣り

引っ釣り
ひっつり
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
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ヨーヨー釣り

ヨーヨーつり
yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
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釣りに行く

つりにいく
to go fishing
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釣り餌

釣餌
つりえ、つりえさ
bait (for fishing)
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つり銭口

釣銭口、釣り銭口
つりせんぐち
coin return slot; change slot
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鮎釣り

あゆつり、あゆづり
ayu fishing
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提灯に釣鐘

提灯に釣り鐘
exp
ちょうちんにつりがね
paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover
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転がし釣り

転がし釣
ころがしづり
fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line