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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もち、もちい、かちん、あも
sticky rice cake
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餡餅

あんもち、あんも
mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam; mochi rice cake
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煎餅

せんべい
rice cracker; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
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棚から牡丹餅

棚からぼた餅
exp
たなからぼたもち
receiving a windfall; having an unexpected piece of good luck
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鏡餅

鏡餠
かがみもち
mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.
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草餅

草餠
くさもち
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
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大福餅

だいふくもち
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
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欠き餅

欠餅、掻き餅、掻餅
かきもち
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
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血餅

けっぺい
(blood) clot
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餅搗き

餅つき
もちつき
pounding mochi