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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しゅうとめ、しゅうと、しうとめ、しいとめ
mother-in-law
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因循姑息

いんじゅんこそく
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
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慈姑

くわい、クワイ
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
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麻姑掻痒

まこそうよう
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
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小心姑息

しょうしんこそく
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
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小姑

こじゅうとめ、こじゅうと
sister-in-law
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舅姑

きゅうこ
parents-in-law
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芸妓

芸奴、芸姑
げいぎ、げいこ
geisha
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姑息

こそく
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
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姑洗

こせん
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month