The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’ (み) : Part 3
The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’: Part 3 若者言葉の「み」 Part 3 There are other youth slang terms that use the suffix
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The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’ (み) : Part 2
The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’: Part 2 若者言葉の「み」 Part 2 Although mi (み) is a suffix used to turn adjectives
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The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’ (み) : Part 1
The Japanese Youth Slang Term ‘Mi’: Part 1 若者言葉の「み」 Part 1 In recent years, young Japanese people often add mi (み)
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Yabai (やばい – Incredible)
Yabai やばい Japanese young people often use the word, yabai (やばい). 日本の若者がよく使う言葉に「やばい」があります。 Yabai is an adjective that represents a severe
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Tsumoru Hanashi (積もる話 – A Pile of Stories to Tell)
Tsumoru Hanashi 積もる話 When you meet someone after a long time and have a lot of stories you want to
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Momo Kuri San-nen Kaki Hachi-nen (桃栗三年柿八年 – It often Takes Time to Bear the Fruit of One’s Actions)
Momo Kuri San-nen Kaki Hachi-nen 桃栗三年柿八年 Achieving goals often takes a reasonable number of years. 物事は成就するまでに相応の年月がかかるものです。 The Japanese proverb, momo
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Omoi Koshi wo Ageru (重い腰を上げる – Bestiring Oneself)
Omoi Koshi wo Ageru 重い腰を上げる Today I finally started working on a task I had been putting off. 私は今日、先延ばしにしていた仕事にようやく取り掛かりました。 Such
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Han-don (半ドン – Half-holiday)
Han-don 半ドン The Japanese term han-don (半ドン) describes a day when classes or business ends before noon and the rest
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Emonkake (えもんかけ – Hanger)
Emonkake えもんかけ Have you ever heard of the Japanese word emonkake (えもんかけ)? 「えもんかけ」という日本語を聞いたことはありますか？ Even young Japanese may not have heard
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