CultureDiaryEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 04, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adjectives, euphemistic, expressions, Japanese, mi, nominalize, slang, verbs, wakarimi, youth The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’ (み) : Part 2 The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’: Part 2 若者言葉の「み」 Part 2 Although mi (み) is a suffix used to turn adjectives Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 03, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adjectives, Japanese, Nouns, oishii, slang, suffix, Twitter, ureshii, yabai, youth The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’ (み) : Part 1 The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’: Part 1 若者言葉の「み」 Part 1 In recent years, young Japanese people often add mi (み) Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adjective, awesome, exclamation, extreme, incredible, Japanese, negative, oh my gosh, positive, yabai Yabai (やばい – Incredible) Yabai やばい Japanese young people often use the word, yabai (やばい). 日本の若者がよく使う言葉に「やばい」があります。 Yabai is an adjective that represents a severe Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 01, 2023Jan 02, 2024 catching up, conversation, Japanese, long time, meet, phrases, pile of, stories, talk, tsumoru hanashi Tsumoru Hanashi (積もる話 – A Pile of Stories to Tell) Tsumoru Hanashi 積もる話 When you meet someone after a long time and have a lot of stories you want to Read More