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

Word

蕗の薹

ふきのとう
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
Word

蕓薹

うん薹
うんだい、うんたい、ウンダイ、ウンタイ
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris); Chinese colza; yuntai
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薹が立つ

とうがたつ
to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth