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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嘗め

なめ
lick; tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster
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嘗て

曾て、都て
かつて、かって
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
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新嘗祭

にいなめさい、しんじょうさい
ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities
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ベロベロ舐める

べろべろ舐める、べろべろ嘗める
ベロベロなめる、べろべろなめる
to lick something up; to lap something up
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神嘗祭

神嘗の祭
かんなめさい、かんにえのまつり、しんじょうさい
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
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大嘗祭

だいじょうさい、おおにえのまつり、おおなめまつり
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
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総嘗め

総なめ
そうなめ
annihilation; sweeping victory
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臥薪嘗胆

がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
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舐める

嘗める、甞める
v1
vt
なめる
to lick; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
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嘗糞

しょうふん
shamelessly flattering; brown-nosing; licking excrement