Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 2
Shame (写メ) Part 2 写メ Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the slang term ‘shame‘ (写メ), which means to take photos
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Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 1
Shame Part 1 写メ Part 1 Have you ever heard of the Japanese slang term ‘shame‘ (写メ)? 「写メ」という俗語を耳にしたことはありますか？ ‘Shame’ is
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Kan-muryō (感無量 – Deep Emotion)
Kan-muryō 感無量 Yesterday, I introduced you to the phrase ‘mune ga ippai ni naru‘ (胸が一杯になる), which means that one’s heart
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Kamatoto (かまとと – Playing Innocent)
Kamatoto かまとと When someone (especially a woman) pretends she does not know something even if she knows it well, we
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Bottakuri (ぼったくり – RIp-Off)
Bottakuri ぼったくり I am in Italy now. 私は今、イタリアにいます。 Unfortunately, today I experienced ‘bottakuri‘ (ぼったくり) at a pizza store. そして、あるピザ屋さんで「ぼったくり」にあってしまいました。 ‘Bottakuri’
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ippai ippai (いっぱいいっぱい – Having One’s Hands Full)
Ippai Ippai いっぱいいっぱい I have been in a state called ‘ippai ippai‘ (いっぱいいっぱい). 私は今、「いっぱいいぱい」の状態に陥っています。 ‘Ippai ippai’ means that there is
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Ichaicha (いちゃいちゃ – Lovey-Dovey)
Ichaicha いちゃいちゃ Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘chinchin kamokamo‘ (ちんちんかもかも), which means that a woman and a
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Kotatsu (こたつ)
Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought
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Oshaberi (おしゃべり – Gabbing/Babbler)
Oshaberi おしゃべり I am not a person called ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり ) very much. 私はあまり「おしゃべり」ではありません。 ‘Osyaberi’ is a word made by
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