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Toru Aug 22, 2019 0 Comments combine, composite, dead word, hear, imagine, perfect, sound, young people

Pāpeki (パーペキ – Perfect)

Pāpeki パーペキ Today, I noticed that the slang term pāpeki (パーペキ) was used. 私は今日、「パーペキ」という俗語表現を聞きました。 Pāpeki is a composite term that Read More

Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019 0 Comments act, children, cock, event, family. life, girl, guest, house, invite, mama, meal, play

Mamagoto (ままごと – House)

Mamagoto ままごと Children (especially girl) sometimes play mamagoto (ままごと/飯事). 幼児（特に女児）の遊びに「ままごと」があります。 Mamagoto is as a kind of plays that players imitate Read More

Culture Essay Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 20, 2019 0 Comments boom, drink, eat, girl, image, popular, tapioca, young people

Tapiru (タピる)

Tapiru タピる In Japan, tapioca and tapioca drinks have become very popular since around last year. 去年頃から、日本でタピオカおよびタピオカドリンクがブームになっています。 Along with this Read More

Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2019Jun 20, 2023 0 Comments 1705, confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory

Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)

Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Aug 18, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments awkward, container, cooked rice, distorted, ellipse, mind, property, rice, shape, state, twister mind

Ibitsu (いびつ – Distorted)

Ibitsu いびつ A distorted or awkward shape is described as ibitsu (いびつ/歪) in Japanese. 形がゆがんでいることを、「いびつ（歪）」と言います。 Ibitsu comes from iibitsu (飯櫃), Read More