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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やぶ、ヤブ
thicket; bush; grove; scrub; (medical) quack
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やぶ蛇

薮蛇、藪蛇
やぶへび
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
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藪医者

やぶいしゃ
(medical) quack
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藪にらみ

藪睨み、薮睨み、薮にらみ
やぶにらみ
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
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藪から棒に

adv
やぶからぼうに
unexpectedly; out of the blue
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薮をつついて蛇を出す

藪をつついて蛇を出す
やぶをつついてへびをだす
to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
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八幡知らず

八幡知藪
exp
やわたしらず
labyrinth; maze
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八幡の薮知らず

八幡の不知藪
やわたのやぶしらず
labyrinth; maze
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竹薮

竹やぶ、竹藪
たけやぶ
bamboo grove
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藪茗荷

やぶみょうが、ヤブミョウガ
Pollia japonica (species of spiderwort)