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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難破船

なんぱせん
shipwreck
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難物

なんぶつ
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
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難文

なんぶん
difficult sentence
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非難の目を向ける

批難の目を向ける
ひなんのめをむける
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
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難癖

なんくせ
fault
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難民帰還

なんみんきかん
return of refugees
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難民条約

なんみんじょうやく
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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避難梯子

ひなんばしご
fire escape; fire ladder
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非難合戦

批難合戦
ひなんかっせん
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
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難問山積

なんもんさんせき
mountain (pile) of difficult problems