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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なり
to be (an affirmation); to be (location); sum of money (used to express an exact sum on a receipt, envelope, certificate, etc.)
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悪法も亦法也

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あくほうもまたほうなり
A law is a law, however undesirable it may be
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可也

可成
かなり
considerably; fairly; quite
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空也餅

くうやもち
chunky mochi made with half-polished rice, stuffed with red bean paste
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事実は小説より奇なり

事実は小説より奇也
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じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
truth is stranger than fiction
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時は金なり

時は金也、時は金成り
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ときはかねなり
time is money
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弱き者よ汝の名は女也

exp
よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり
Frailty, thy name is woman
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知らぬは亭主許り也

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しらぬはていしゅばかりなり
Only the husband does not know