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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たが
hoop; binding (e.g. of a barrel)
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理性のタガ

理性の箍、理性のたが
exp
りせいのたが、りせいのタガ
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
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箍を締める

たがをしめる
to pull oneself together; to get one's act together; to brace oneself
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箍を嵌める

たがをはめる
to hoop; to put a hoop on; to bind a barrel with hoops
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たがが外れる

タガが外れる、箍が外れる
たががはずれる、タガがはずれる
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered; to lose one's self-control