History – Page 19 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1980s, 2011, obsolete, popular, pun, reason, seaweed, slang, understand, wake wakame

Wake Wakame (わけわかめ)

I sometimes introduce slang terms, but some of them are becoming obsolete. わけわかめ For example, there is a slang term, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 26, 2017Jan 03, 2024 disorderly, drinking party, Edo period, Kansai dialect, movie, newspaper, novel, popular, slang term, tenya wanya

Tenya Wanya (てんやわんや)

Tenya Wanya てんやわんや When participating in a drinking party, sometimes it becomes “tenya wanya” (てんやわんや). 飲み会やパーティでは「てんやわんや」になることがあります。 “Tenya wanya” is a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 20, 2017Jan 03, 2024 alcohol, consciousness, drunk, etymology, Greek mythology, Hebe, hebereke, Japanese, memory, onomatopoeia

Hebereke (へべれけ)

Hebereke へべれけ I have come into a state called “hebereke” (へべれけ) several times. 私は何度か「へべれけ」になったことがあります。 Hebereke is a term that means Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 18, 2017Jan 03, 2024 dictionary, emphasize, identity, Japanese, meaning, orekireki, polite prefix, reki, status, succession

Orekireki (お歴々)

Orekireki お歴々 Even though I am Japanese, I sometimes come across Japanese words I don’t know when referring a dictionary. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Dutch, Edo period, etymology, indomitable, Japanese word, ontembaar, otenba, phonetic equivalent, polite prefix, tebashi

Otenba (Spirited Girl)

Otenba おてんば There is the Japanese word “otenba” (おてんば), which refers to a spirited girl who has mannish character. 男勝りの活発な女の子をさす日本語として、「おてんば」があります。 Read More