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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しょう
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
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継承

けいしょう
inheritance; succession; accession
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承認

しょうにん
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
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伝承

でんしょう
transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore
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承る

受け賜る
うけたまわる
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
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承継

しょうけい
succession; accession; inheritance
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承諾

しょうだく
consent; acquiescence; agreement
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了承

諒承、領承
りょうしょう
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
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承知

しょうち
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; forgiving; pardoning; excusing
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口承

こうしょう
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition