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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竹の子

筍、笋
たけのこ、たかんな、たかむな、たこうな
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
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雨後の筍

雨後の竹の子、雨後のタケノコ
exp
うごのたけのこ、うごのタケノコ
similar things turning up one after another; bamboo shoots after rain
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石筍

せきじゅん
stalagmite
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筍医者

たけのこいしゃ
inexperienced doctor; quack
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筍生活

たけのこせいかつ
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
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海茸貝

海筍貝、海笋貝
うみたけがい、ウミタケガイ
dilate piddock (Barnea dilatata)
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筍貝

たけのこがい
auger shell (Terebra subulata); terebra
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筍虫

たけのこむし
horse botfly larva