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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破綻

破たん
はたん
failure; bankruptcy
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経営破綻

けいえいはたん
business failure
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財政破綻

ざいせいはたん
economic collapse
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綻び

ほころび
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
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綻びる

v1
vi
ほころびる
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
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破綻を来す

はたんをきたす
to be ruined; to fail; to go bankrupt
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顔がほころぶ

顔が綻ぶ
かおがほころぶ
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
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経済破綻

けいざいはたん
economic collapse; financial failure; bankruptcy
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綻ばす

ほころばす
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
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綻ぶ

v5b
ほころぶ
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)