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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詫び言

侘び言
わびごと
apology
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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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侘と寂

exp
わびとさび
taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi
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侘びる

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

侘寂、詫び寂び
わびさび、ワビサビ
aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
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侘住い

佗住い、佗住居
わびずまい
solitary life; wretched abode
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侘ぶ

vi
わぶ
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for