Slang – Page 38 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 absence, behavior, composition, existence, home, irusu, Japanese, noun, pretend, word

Irusu

Have you ever been pretended to be out even though you are actually at home. 居留守 In Japanese, such behavior Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 09, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adjective, cluttered, deranged, disarrayed, drunk, expression, nervous, shidoro modoro, sloppy, verb

Shidoro Modoro

Have you ever deranged your way of speaking or the talk itself when you were nervous or got drunk. しどろもどろ Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 06, 2017Jan 03, 2024 asameshi mae, folk songs, he no kappa, Japanese cakes, ochanoko saisai

Ochanoko Saisai (A Piece of Cake)

Ochanoko Saisai お茶の子さいさい Previously I wrote about “asameshi mae,” which means that it’s quite easy to do something.http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/291692739634610672381429665747648285644 以前私は、何かをするのが極めて簡単ということを意味する「朝飯前」という言葉を紹介しました。 In Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 02, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bluff, compliments, Japanese, kabuki, kerenmi ga nai, language, lie, media, pretense, sincerity

Kerenmi (けれん味)

Kerenmi けれん味 How many compliments do you have? 皆さんは、人を褒めるときの言葉のバリエーションをどれくらい持っているでしょうか？ Of course, I think that there are various types of compliments Read More