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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かわいそうにその犬は文字通りライオンに引き裂かれてしまった。

かわいそうにその(いぬ)文字通(もじどお)りライオンに()()かれてしまった。
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
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私はおろかにもその慣用語句を文字通りの意味で解釈してしまった。

(わたし)はおろかにもその慣用(かんよう)語句(ごく)文字通(もじどお)りの意味(いみ)解釈(かいしゃく)してしまった。
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
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同一差出人から同一受取人に宛てて郵袋という、文字通り袋に印刷物を入れて郵送します。

(どう)(いち)差出人(さしだしにん)から(どう)(いち)受取人(うけとりじん)()てて郵袋(ゆうたい)という、文字通(もじどお)(ぶくろ)印刷物(いんさつぶつ)()れて郵送(ゆうそう)します。
A mailbag from a single sender addressed to one recipient, as the name suggests, is for delivering a bag of printed matter.