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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侘び

侘、佗、佗び
わび
the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi
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待ちわびる

待ち侘びる、待ち詫びる、待ち佗びる
v1
vt
まちわびる
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
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恋い佗びる

恋い侘びる
v1
こいわびる
to be lovesick
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佗歌

わびうた
sad song; singing in a lonesome tone
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佗言

わびごと
sad words; anxious words
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佗寝

佗び寝
わびね
lonesome sleep; sleeping alone
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佗人

わびびと
lonesome person; unwanted person; poverty-stricken person
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佗声

わびごえ
sad voice
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侘しい

侘びしい、佗しい
わびしい
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
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侘びる

佗びる
v1
vi
わびる
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for