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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鏡花水月

きょうかすいげつ
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
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共焦点走査型顕微鏡

きょうしょうてんそうさがたけんびきょう
confocal scanning microscope
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伊達メガネ

伊達眼鏡
だてメガネ、だてめがね
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
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懐中鏡

かいちゅうかがみ
pocket mirror
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可視光望遠鏡

かしこうぼうえんきょう
optical telescope
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共焦点レーザ走査型顕微鏡

きょうしょうてんレーザそうさがたけんびきょう
confocal laser scanning biological microscope
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凹面鏡

おうめんきょう
concave mirror
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凹眼鏡

おうがんきょう
concave glasses
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遠眼鏡

とおめがね、えんがんきょう
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
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円鏡

えんきょう、まるかがみ
round mirror