Pāpeki (パーペキ – Perfect)
Pāpeki パーペキ Today, I noticed that the slang term pāpeki (パーペキ) was used. 私は今日、「パーペキ」という俗語表現を聞きました。 Pāpeki is a composite term that
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Mamagoto (ままごと – House)
Mamagoto ままごと Children (especially girl) sometimes play mamagoto (ままごと/飯事). 幼児（特に女児）の遊びに「ままごと」があります。 Mamagoto is as a kind of plays that players imitate
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Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)
Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically
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Ibitsu (いびつ – Distorted)
Ibitsu いびつ A distorted or awkward shape is described as ibitsu (いびつ/歪) in Japanese. 形がゆがんでいることを、「いびつ（歪）」と言います。 Ibitsu comes from iibitsu (飯櫃),
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Tsuke ga Mawaru (付けが回る – Deserving Thoughtless Behavior)
Tsuke ga Mawaru 付けが回る I have enjoyed Bon holidays and hardly worked for the last few days. 私はここ数日、長期休暇を満喫し、ほとんど仕事をしませんでした。 As a
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Amamoyō (雨模様 – Threatening Sky)
Amamoyō 雨模様 It was not amamoyō (雨模様) this morning, but it started to rain in the afternoon. 今朝は「雨模様」ではありませんでしたが、昼過ぎには雨が降ってきました。 Ama/ame (雨)
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Petto Botoru (ペットボトル – Plastic Bottles)
Petto Botoru ペットボトル Plastic bottles are called petto botoru (ペットボトル) in Japanese. “Plastic bottle” のことを日本では「ペットボトル」と言います。 Petto botoru can be written
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Shikō Sakugo (試行錯誤 – Trial and Error)
Shikō Sakugo 試行錯誤 I like a kind of methods for solving problems, shikō sakugo (試行錯誤). 私は、問題解決の基本的な手法である「試行錯誤」が好きです。 Shikō (試行) means “to
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Shunjun (逡巡 – Flinching)
Shunjun 逡巡 To flinch or hesitate can be described as shunjun (逡巡) in Japanese. 尻込みしたり、ぐずぐずしたりすることを、日本語で「逡巡」と言います。 Shince shun (逡) means “to
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