Slang – Page 12 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 25, 2021Jan 02, 2024 back teeth, clearly, expression, idiom, Japanese, meaning, okuba ni mono ga hasamaru, phrase, speaking, stuck

Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru (奥歯に物が挟まる – Playing Words Games)

Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru 奥歯に物が挟まる When someone doesn’t say what he/she are thinking clearly, the way of speaking can Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 19, 2021Jan 02, 2024 hitosujinawa, idiom, ikanai, Japanese, meaning, negative, one, rope, standard way, tool

Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai (一筋縄ではいかない – Being Never Easy)

Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai 一筋縄ではいかない When a standard way of doing something does not work, it can be described as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 18, 2021Jan 02, 2024 ahoge, anime, antenna, beauty industry, hair, Japanese, katakana, manga, shokkaku, stray hair

Ahoge (アホ毛 – Cowlick)

Ahoge アホ毛 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the word ahoge (あほ毛), which means “stray hair.” 昨日は、”stray hair” を意味する「あほ毛」という言葉を紹介しました。 This word Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 17, 2021Jan 02, 2024 ahoge, etymology, floating, fool, hair, Japanese, slang, ukige, youth word

Ahoge (あほ毛 – Stray Hair)

Ahoge あほ毛 When you set your hair, some short hairs may pop out from the surface of your hair. Such Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 16, 2021Jan 02, 2024 chikokuma, devil, habitual tardiness, Japanese, late, punctuality, suffix, time management, trust

Chikokuma (遅刻魔 – Always Late)

Chikokuma 遅刻魔 Unfortunately, there are several people around me who are called chikokuma (遅刻魔). 私の周りには遅刻魔が数名います。 Chikoku (遅刻) means “late.” 「遅刻」は Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 15, 2021Jan 02, 2024 anime, hero, Japanese, late, main character, manga, party, phrase, popular, shuyaku

Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru (主役は遅れてやってくる – Heroes Always Show up Late)

Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru 主役は遅れてやってくる In most manga and anime, when some characters are in trouble, the main character or Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 12, 2021Jan 02, 2024 baka, comics, idiot, ie, meaning, movies, phrase, rest, say, yasumi

Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie (馬鹿も休み休み言え – Stop Talking Nonsense)

Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie 馬鹿も休み休み言え When someone says many ridiculous things, the following phrase may help you. ふざけたことばかり言う人に対しては、次のフレーズを使うとよいかもしれません。 Baka Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 10, 2021Jan 02, 2024 blurted out, etymology, hashiru, idiom, Japanese, kuchibashiru, mouth, move quickly, secret, unconsciously

Kuchibashiru (口走る – Blurting Out)

Kuchibashiru 口走る To say something unconsciously is called kuchibashiru (口走る) in Japanese. 無意識に何かを口に出してしまうことを、「口走る」と言います。 Since kuchi (口) means “mouth” and bashiru/hashiru Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 08, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverb, archaic, chance, elegant, expression, Japanese, rare, suffix, tamasaka, term

Tamasaka (たまさか – “By Chance”)

Tamasaka たまさか In yesterday’s post, I introduced the Japanese adverb, tamatama (たまたま), which means “by chance.” 昨日は「偶然」を意味する副詞「たまたま」を紹介しました。 To mean the Read More