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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辯、瓣、辨
べん
speech; tongue; talk; eloquence; dialect; brogue; accent; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal; valve; Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
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関西弁

関西辯
かんさいべん
Kansai dialect
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能弁

能辯
のうべん
eloquence; oratory
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弁解

辯解
べんかい
justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse; apology
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弁財天

弁才天、辨財天、辯才天
べんざいてん、べざいてん
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
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弁士

辯士
べんし
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
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弁駁

辯駁
べんばく、べんぱく
refutation; contradiction; rebuttal; disproof; disputation
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弁論

辯論
べんろん
discussion; debate; argument
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詭弁

奇弁、詭辯、危弁
きべん
sophistry; sophism; chicanery; play on words
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女弁士

女辯士
おんなべんし
female narrator in a silent movie theatre