Harapeko (腹ぺこ – Being Hungry)
Harapeko 腹ぺこ When describing that one is hungry, one can use the casual term harapeko (腹ぺこ). お腹が空いたことを表すカジュアルな表現として「腹ぺこ」があります。 Hara (腹) means
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Onomatopoeia
Pien Koete Paon (ぴえんこえてぱおん)
Pien Koete Paon ぴえんこえてぱおん In my post yesterday, I introduced the net slang pien (ぴえん), which represents crying. 昨日は、泣いていることを表すネットスラング「ぴえん」を紹介しました。 Pien
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Pien (ぴえん – Crying)
Pien ぴえん Have you ever heard of the term pien (ぴえん)? 「ぴえん」という言葉を聞いたことがありますか？ Pien is an onomatopoeia that represents crying, which
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Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)
Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could
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Munya Munya (むにゃむにゃ – Muttering)
Munya Munya むにゃむにゃ The onomatopoeic phrase munya munya is sometimes used to represent the muttering of words that do not
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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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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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Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin (ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん – Very Hot)
Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん I was born and brought up in Nagoya city, Aichi. 私は愛知県の名古屋で育ちました。 In Nagoya (and its surrounding areas), there
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Asedaku (汗だく – Sweaty)
Asedaku 汗だく In summer, I often become a state described as asedaku (汗だく). 夏、私はよく「汗だく」になります。 Asedaku means that much sweat bursts
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