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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すずめ、スズメ
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
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麻雀

マージャン
mahjong; mah-jongg
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孔雀

くじゃく、くざく、クジャク
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
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朱雀

すざく、すじゃく、しゅじゃく
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
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雲雀

告天子
ひばり、こくてんし、こうてんし、ヒバリ
skylark (Alauda arvensis); Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
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雀の涙

すずめの涙
すずめのなみだ
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears
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孔雀石

くじゃくせき
malachite
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雀蜂

胡蜂
すずめばち、スズメバチ
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
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雀球

ジャンきゅう
jankyu; combination of Japanese pinball and mahjong
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紅雀

べにすずめ、ベニスズメ
red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia