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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挽歌

ばんか
elegy; funeral song
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挽く

碾く
ひく
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
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挽回

ばんかい
recovery; restoration
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粗挽き

粗びき、荒挽き、あら挽き、荒びき、粗碾き
あらびき
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
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二頭挽き

にとうびき
two-horse cart
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挽き茶

挽茶、碾茶、碾き茶
ひきちゃ、てんちゃ
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
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ひき肉

挽肉、挽き肉
ひきにく
minced meat; ground meat
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退勢挽回

たいせいばんかい
restoring the declining fortunes; recovering from the discouraging situation; reversing the downward trend
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名誉挽回

めいよばんかい
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
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合い挽き

合挽き、合挽
あいびき
beef and pork ground together