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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くず
kudzu (Pueraria lobata) (type of vine); (Japanese) arrowroot
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かずら
creeping plant; creeper
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葛藤

かっとう
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
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葛藤

防已
つづらふじ、ツヅラフジ
Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum); complex inter-relationship (as in the struggle between two types of vine over one piece of land)
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クマツヅラ科

熊葛科
クマツヅラか、くまつづらか
Verbenaceae; vervain family of plants
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九十九折

つづら折り、九十九折り、つづら折、葛折り、葛折
つづらおり
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
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葛餡

葛あん
くずあん
kudzu sauce
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葛饅頭

くずまんじゅう
ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze
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甘葛

あまずら
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
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葛籠

つづら
wicker clothes hamper