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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うば
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
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姥捨て

うばすて
practice of abandoning old women
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山姥

やまうば、やまんば
mountain witch
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姥目樫

うばめがし、ウバメガシ
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
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姥彼岸

うばひがん、ウバヒガン
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
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姥捨て山

うばすてやま
mountain where old women were abandoned
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姥鮫

うばざめ、ウバザメ
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
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姥桜

うばざくら
faded beauty
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姥貝

雨波貝
うばがい、ウバガイ
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
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姥烏帽子貝

おばえぼしがい、オバエボシガイ
Inversidens brandti (species of freshwater mussel)