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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無難

ぶなん
safety; security; faultlessness; free from fault; passable; acceptable; innocuous
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難読

なんどく
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
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難問

なんもん
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
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気難しい

気むずかしい
きむずかしい、きむづかしい
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
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殉難

じゅんなん
martyrdom
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難治

なんじ、なんち
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory; obstinate
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難易度

なんいど
degree of difficulty
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難詰

なんきつ
reprimand
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筆舌に尽くしがたい

筆舌に尽くし難い、筆舌につくしがたい、筆舌につくし難い
ひつぜつにつくしがたい
beyond description
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難儀

なんぎ
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering