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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辛苦艱難

しんくかんなん
trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
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艱苦

かんく
privation suffering
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艱難

かんなん
hardships; privations; difficulties
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艱難苦労

かんなんくろう
trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
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艱難辛苦

かんなんしんく
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
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時艱

じかん
problems that affect a period of time; hardships peculiar to an age; hard problems of the times
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艱難汝を玉にす

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かんなんなんじをたまにす
Hardship makes the man