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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曳航

えい航
えいこう
towing (a ship)
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引く

曳く、牽く
ひく
to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)
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曳山

曳き山
ひきやま
festival float
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曳船

曳き船、引船、引き船、引舟
えいせん、ひきふね、ひきぶね
tugboat; towing; towage
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綱引き

綱曳き
つなひき
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
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逢引

逢い引き、逢引き、媾曳、媾曳き
あいびき
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
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棚引く

たな引く、棚曳く
v5k
たなびく
to linger; to hover above; to trail; to hang over; to lie over
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地引き

地曳き、地引、地曳
じびき
seine fishing; seining; seine; seine net
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地引き網

地曳き網、地引網、地曳網
じびきあみ
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
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底引き網

底曳き網、底引網、底曳網
そこびきあみ
trawl (net)