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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じん
ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
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九仞の功

きゅうじんのこう
spectacular success
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九仞の功を一簣に虧く

exp
きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
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千仞

千尋
せんじん、ちひろ
great depth; bottomless; great height
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万尋

万仞
ばんじん
10000 fathoms; great depth; great height
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壁立千仞

exp
へきりつせんじん
precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
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万尋の谷

万仞の谷
ばんじんのたに
bottomless ravine; abyss