Uhauha (うはうは – Exhilarated)
Uhauha うはうは When describing that someone is so happy and so excited, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia uhauha (うはうは).
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Learning English and Japanese
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History
Karuizawa Part 2
Karuizawa Part 2 軽井沢 Part 2 This entry continues from yesterday’s one. この投稿は、昨日の投稿の続きです。 At almost the same time when Alexander
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Karuizawa Part 1
Karuizawa Part 1 軽井沢 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term hishochi (避暑地), which means cool places where
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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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Gyokuseki Konkō (玉石混淆 – Mixture of Wheat and Chaff)
Gyokuseki Konkō 玉石混淆 A state that superior things and inferior things are mixed is described as gyokuseki konkō (玉石混淆). 優れたものと劣ったものが入り混じっている状態のことを、「玉石混淆」と言います。
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Jinkō Chinō (人工知能 – Artificial Intelligence)
Jinkō Chinō 人工知能 Jinkō chinō (人工知能) is one of the major themes of the academic conference I am participating in.
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Ikasama (イカサマ – Cheating/Fraud)
Ikasama イカサマ Cheating in gambling and a fraudulent practice are called ikasama (イカサマ) in Japanese. 賭博における不正行為や、詐欺的行為のことを「イカサマ」と言います。 Ikasama can be written
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Poketto Beru (ポケットベル – Pager/Beeper) Part 2
Poketto Beru Part 2 ポケットベル Part 2 In my post yesterday, I wrote that poketto beru (ポケットベル – “pager/beeper”) has
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Chō-dokyū (超弩級 – Extraordinary)
Chō-dokyū 超弩級 When expressing that something is extraordinarily huge, we sometimes say chō-dokyū (超弩級 or 超ド級) in Japanese. 何かが桁外れに大きいことを、「超弩級」（または「超ド級」）と言うことがあります。 Chō
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