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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謹慎

きんしん
penitence; discipline; house arrest; self restraint; moderating one's behaviour
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恐恐謹言

恐々謹言
exp
きょうきょうきんげん
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
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謹選

きんせん
carefully selected
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慎む

謹む、虔む
つつしむ
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; to be reverent; to be purified; to be chaste
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慎み

謹み、慎しみ、虔み、虔しみ
つつしみ
modesty; self-control; discretion
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重謹慎

じゅうきんしん
close confinement (in one's barracks)
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自宅謹慎

じたくきんしん
house arrest
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細謹

さいきん
slight flaw
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謹飭

謹勅
きんちょく
deep modesty; deep discretion
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謹話

きんわ
respectful comments