Slang – Learning English and Japanese

Sharakusai(しゃらくさい)

12/05/2018 Toru 0 Comments chic, incense, insolent, like, push oneself, smell bad, stink, theory, unpopular

Sharakusai しゃらくさい Today, I used the Japanese phrase, ‘sharakusai‘ (しゃらくさい), which is no longer used very much. 私は今日、最近ではあまり使われない「しゃらくさい」という言葉を口にしました。 ‘Sharakusai’ means

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Gikkuri Goshi (ぎっくり腰 – Acute Low Back Pain)

12/03/2018 Toru 0 Comments acute, back, Germany, hurt, Italy, low back, pain, surprise, symptom, upset, witch

Gikkuri Goshi ぎっくり腰 Two days ago, I hurt my low back suddenly and could not stand for a while. 私は先日腰を痛めて、暫くまともに立てませんでした。

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Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)

11/13/201811/13/2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, dish, doubt, doubtless, error, mistake, product, taste

Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means

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Otasā no Hime (オタサーの姫 – “Princess in a Nerds’ Club”)

11/12/2018 Toru 0 Comments club, liberal-arts-oriented, male, man. female, nerd, princess, woman

Otasā no Hime オタサーの姫 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘kou itten‘ (紅一点), which means a woman among many

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Pochi (ポチ)

11/05/2018 Toru 0 Comments bark, come, Czech, dog, French, name, petit, pochi, Pojd', Pooch, small, spotty, synonym

Pochi ポチ Dogs are the animal with the oldest history as pets, and many dogs are bred all over the

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Sazukari Kon (授かり婚 – Shotgun Wedding)

11/03/2018 Toru 0 Comments abbreviation, bad image, gifted, given, good image, marriage, shotgun, unexpected, unintended, wedding

Sazukari Kon 授かり婚 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘dekichatta kekkon’ (できちゃった結婚), which means “shotgun wedding.” 昨日は「できちゃった結婚」という言葉を紹介しました。 However,

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Dekichatta Kekkon (できちゃった結婚 – Shotgun Wedding)

11/02/2018 Toru 0 Comments abbreviate, baby, create, made, marriage, pregnancy, shotgun, wedding

Dekichatta Kekkon できちゃった結婚 Today, I would like to introduce you to the Japanese slang term ‘dekichatta kekkon‘ (できちゃった結婚). 今日は日本の俗語「できちゃった結婚」を紹介します。 ‘Dekichatta‘