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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駄弁る

だべる、ダベる
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
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駄弁

だべん
foolish tale; nonsense
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駄文

だぶん
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
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駄物

だもの
trash; low-grade stuff
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駄賃

だちん
reward; tip; carriage or horse charge
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塗り下駄

ぬりげた
lacquered geta
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駄目を押す

だめをおす
to make sure; to make doubly sure
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一駄

いちだ
horse load
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日和下駄

ひよりげた
geta for wear in dry weather
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下駄箱

げた箱
げたばこ
shoe rack (in genkan); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)