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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明鏡

めいきょう
clear mirror
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明鏡止水

めいきょうしすい
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
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胃鏡

いきょう
gastroscope
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位相差顕微鏡

いそうさけんびきょう
phase-contrast microscope
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眼鏡にかなう

眼鏡に適う、眼鏡に叶う
めがねにかなう
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
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ロイド眼鏡

ロイドめがね
round glasses with thick plastic rims
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レーザー内視鏡

レーザーないしきょう
laser endoscope
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落花枝に帰らず破鏡再び照らさず

exp
らっかえだにかえらずはきょうふたたびてらさず
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
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立体鏡

りったいきょう
stereoscope
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老眼鏡

ろうがんきょう
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged