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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つま
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
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機嫌気褄

きげんきづま
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
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辻褄

つじつま
coherence; consistency
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辻褄の合わない

つじつまのあわない
incoherent; inconsistent
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気褄を合わす

きづまをあわす
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
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褄黒横這

褄黒横這い
つまぐろよこばい、ツマグロヨコバイ
green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps)
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褄取り

端取り、褄取、端取
つまどり、つまとり
rear toe pick
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褄黒大横這い

つまぐろおおよこばい、ツマグロオオヨコバイ
Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)
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左褄

ひだりづま
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
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辻褄を合わせる

つじつまをあわせる
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation