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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毬、球
まり
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
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いが
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
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かさ
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
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手毬

手鞠、手まり
てまり
traditional Japanese handball game
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ゴム毬

ゴムまり
rubber ball
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松かさ

松笠、松毬、松ぼっくり
まつかさ、まつぼっくり、まつぽっくり、まつぼくり、まつふぐり
pinecone; pine cone
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毬藻

まりも、マリモ
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green alga; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
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毬栗頭

いがぐりあたま
close-cropped head
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毬栗

いがぐり
chestnut in its burr
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毬果

きゅうか
(pine) cone