Gakuburu (ガクブル – Shivering)
Gakuburu ガクブル The Japanese expression gakuburu (ガクブル) describes the state of one’s body shivering intensely due to fear or cold.
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Shatei (舎弟 – Henchman)
Shatei 舎弟 Someone’s younger brother or someone treated like a younger brother can be referred to as shatei (舎弟). 自分の弟や、弟のように扱う関係の人のことを、「舎弟」と言うことがあります。
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Senrihin (戦利品 – Spoils of Battle)
Senrihin 戦利品 At the end of this year, I went to a huge crane game specialty store and acquired various
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Nōkin (脳筋 – Meathead)
Nōkin 脳筋 I sometimes become a state called nōkin (脳筋) while playing various games. 私はときどき、ゲームをプレイ中に「脳筋」になります。 Nōkin is an Internet slang
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Egosa (エゴサ – Egosurfing)
Egosa エゴサ Have you ever done egosa (エゴサ) on the Internet? あなたはインターネットで「エゴサ」をしたことがありますか？ Egosa is short for egosāchi (エゴサーチ), which refers
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Bōtto Suru (ぼーっとする – “Spacing Out”)
Bōtto Suru ぼーっとする Recently, I have been finding myself in a state referred to as bōtto suru (ぼーっとする) a lot.
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Heijō Unten (平常運転 – As Usual)
Heijō Unten 平常運転 Today is Christmas, but I have no special plans besides work; in other words, it is heijō
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Owari no Nai no ga Owari (終わりのないのが終わり – Endless Cycle)
Owari no Nai no ga Owari 終わりのないのが終わり Yesterday, I introduced the phrase owari no hajiamri (終わりの始まり), which literally means “the
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Bokyahin (ボキャ貧 – Limited Vocabulary)
Bokyahin ボキャ貧 Over the past two days, I introduced slang terms that mean limited vocabulary. 昨日と一昨日に、語彙力が不足していることを意味する表現を紹介しました。 There is another similar
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