Yankī (ヤンキー – “bad boy/girl”)
Yankī ヤンキー In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term furyō (不良), which means “bad state/boy/girl.” 昨日は “bad state/boy/girl”
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Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump)
Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a
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Idobata Kaigi (井戸端会議 – Small Talk)
Idobata Kaigi 井戸端会議 I sometimes see idobata kaigi (井戸端会議) when walking around my town. 街を歩いているとたまに「井戸端会議」を見かけます。 Idobata kaigi is when housewives
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Rōbashin (老婆心 – Excessive Kindness)
Rōbashin 老婆心 The feeling of worrying about someone or the desire to give someone a word of advice is referred
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Shitsunen (失念 – Slipping One’s Mind)
Shitsunen 失念 The most common phrase to use when you forget to do something is wasurete imashita (忘れていました – “I
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Icchōra (一張羅 – Best Clothes)
Icchōra 一張羅 I have a icchōra (一張羅) that I have used for over 10 years. 私は10年以上使っている「一張羅」を持っています。 It is considered that
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Hito___ (一入 – strikingly)
Hito___ 一入 Do you know how to read 一入? 「一入」をなんと読むかご存知ですか？ 一入 is very similar to 一人 (read as hitori, meaning
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Mī-Hā (ミーハー – A Person Who Follow the Crowd)
Mī-Hā ミーハー I think I am a mī-hā (ミーハー). 私は「ミーハー」です。 A mī-hā is a person who is crazy about following
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Okanmuri (お冠 – Bad Temper)
Okanmuri お冠 To describe that someone is angry or in a bad mood, Japanese people sometimes use the term okanmuri
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