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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あずさ、し、アズサ
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
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上梓

じょうし
publication; wood-block printing
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梓に上せる

しにのぼせる
to bring (a book) into the world; to publish
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梓弓

あずさゆみ
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
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梓匠

ししょう
cabinetmaker; woodworker
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梓巫女

あずさみこ
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
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梓宮

しきゅう
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)