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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door (esp. Japanese-style); entrance (to a home); narrows
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もん、かど
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; counter for cannons
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専門

專門
せんもん
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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部門

ぶもん
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category; department
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入門

にゅうもん
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
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一門

いちもん
family; clan; kin; sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples; group of related sumo stables
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名門

めいもん
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
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鳴門

鳴戸
なると
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto; city in NE Tokushima pref.; Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
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門下

もんか
one's pupil or student or follower
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大門

だいもん、おおもん
large front gate