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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くわ入れ式

鍬入れ式
くわいれしき
ground-breaking ceremony
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馬鍬

まぐわ、まんが
harrow; rake
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鍬形虫

くわがたむし、クワガタムシ
stag beetle
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鍬入れ

くわ入れ
くわいれ
breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony); New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
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小鍬形

小鍬形虫
こくわがた、コクワガタ
Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
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大鍬形

おおくわがた、オオクワガタ
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
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深山鍬形

みやまくわがた、ミヤマクワガタ
Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)
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鋤鍬

すきくわ、すきとくわ
farming implement
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鋸鍬形虫

のこぎりくわがた、ノコギリクワガタ
sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetle