Wakage no Itari (若気の至り – Folly of Youth)
Wakage no Itari 若気の至り Young people tend to do something indiscriminate or thoughtless. 若い人は、無分別なことや無茶なことをしがちです。 Such behavior of youths is called
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Learning English and Japanese
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Slang
Kakeochi (駆け落ち – Elope)
Kakeochi 駆け落ち Have you ever been opposed by your parents about your association with your girlfriend/boyfriend? あなたは親に交際を反対されたことがありますか？ In such a
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Shime Shime (しめしめ)
Shime Shime しめしめ What kind of terms do you say when something go as planned and you rejoice at it
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Itachi no Saigoppe (イタチの最後っ屁)
Itachi no Saigoppe イタチの最後っ屁 Previously, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “itachi gokko” (いたちごっこ), which means that two people repeat the
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Okaeri (おかえり – Welcome Back)
Okaeri おかえり Yesterday, I introduced the expression “tadaima” (ただいま), which means “I’m home.” 昨日は「ただいま」という表現を紹介しました。 In Japanese homes, people who were
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Poop Kanji Workbook
Japanese people learn about 2000 kanji characters before graduating from junior high school. うんこ漢字ドリル Also, it is said that general
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Wanpaku (わんぱく – Mischief)
We sometimes call a child who is naughty and beyond control of adults “wanpaku” (わんぱく). わんぱく Wanpaku is written as
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Wake Wakame (わけわかめ)
I sometimes introduce slang terms, but some of them are becoming obsolete. わけわかめ For example, there is a slang term,
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Tenya Wanya (てんやわんや)
Tenya Wanya てんやわんや When participating in a drinking party, sometimes it becomes “tenya wanya” (てんやわんや). 飲み会やパーティでは「てんやわんや」になることがあります。 “Tenya wanya” is a
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