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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枠が出来上がると、クモはちょうど自転車の車輪のやのように、それに絹の糸をかける。

(わく)出来上(できあ)がると、クモはちょうど自転車(じてんしゃ)車輪(しゃりん)のやのように、それに(きぬ)(いと)をかける。
When the frame is finished, the spider fixes lines of silk across it, just like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
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川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。

川越(かわごえ)山車(だし)は、いわゆる(ほこ)山車(だし)()ばれる(かたち)で、車輪(しゃりん)が3つ、もしくは4つ()いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.