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Toru Feb 28, 2017Jan 06, 2024 Amazon, button, buy button, Internet slang, Japanese, Kindle, online shopping, onomatopoeia, pochiru, press

Pochiru (Pressing a Buy Button)

Pochiru ポチる Today I will talk about the Japanese Internet slang term “pochiru.” 今日は日本のネットスラング「ポチる」を紹介します。 “Pochiru” means to press a buy Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 26, 2017Jan 06, 2024 801, boys' love, coterie magazine, doujinshi, entries, homosexuality, Lang-8, manga, slash fiction, yaoi

801 (Yaoi)

Day before yesterday, the number of entries on Lang-8 reached 800. 801 Thus I posted the 801st entry yesterday. 二日前、Lang-8での投稿数が800に達しました。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 24, 2017Jan 02, 2024 1960s, conversation, gambling term, increasing, Japanese, polite expressions, slang, strangers, tameguchi, young people

Tameguchi (Casual Talk)

Tameguchi タメ口 Today I would like to talk about the Japanese slang “tameguchi.” 今日は「タメ口」という日本の俗語を紹介します。 “Tameguchi” means a way of talking Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Gaming History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Feb 23, 2017Jan 02, 2024 abbreviation, detarame, dice, Edo period, incoherent, irresponsible, Japanese, kanji, spots, word

Detarame

Today I will talk about the Japanese word “detarame.” でたらめ “Detarame” means incoherent, disorganized, or irresponsible things. 今日は「でたらめ」という日本語を紹介します。 This word Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 22, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Buddhist hymn, choshi ni noru, cocky, condition, get carried away, Japanese idiom, modulation, reciting, seinmyo, zu ni noru

Zu ni Noru

Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “zu ni noru.” 図に乗る “Zu ni noru” means to get carried away Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Feb 20, 2017Jan 02, 2024 aluminum, boiling, copper, huetsuki yakan, Kamakura period, kettle, stainless, steel, water, yakan

Yakan (Kettle)

Yakan やかん Today I will talk about a tool called “yakan.” 今日は「やかん」という道具を紹介します。 Yakan is a kettle-shaped tool that is used Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 19, 2017Jan 02, 2024 bakuto gari, confusion, dosakusa, Edo period, idiom, Japanese, kusai, magirete, Sado Kinzan, vulgar belief

Dosakusa

Today I will talk about the Japanese word “dosakusa.” どさくさ “Dosakusa” means a situation that people are confused by sudden Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Feb 18, 2017Jan 02, 2024 auspicious, azuki-an, big lucky, daifuku, Edo period, harabuto mochi, Japanese sweets, mochi, Muromachi period, uzura mochi

Daifuku

Today I will talk about the Japanese food “daifuku.” 大福 The literal meaning of 大福 (daifuku) is “big lucky”, and Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 16, 2017Jan 02, 2024 dictionary, Heian Era, Japanese term, kahina dayushi, kattarui, lazy, sluggish, tired arms, tiring, translation

Kattarui

Today I will talk about the Japanese term “kattarui.” かったるい “Kattarui” means “to feel sluggish” or “to feel lazy.” 今日は「かったるい」という言葉を紹介します。 Read More

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