CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1970s, adjective, countryside, dasai, etymology, inaka, Kanto, Saitama, Tokyo, uncool Dasai (ダサい – Uncool) There is the Japanese adjective word (slang expression), “dasai” (ダサい), which means “uncool” or “countrified.” ダサい This word has been Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 1970s, brains, empty, etymology, expression, green pepper, insult, Japanese, phrases, pīman Atama ga Piman (Your Head is a Green Pepper) Atama ga Piman 頭がピーマン Today, I will talk about the Japanese insult “atama ga piman,” whose literal meaning is “your Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru May 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1970s, do, Japanese, ocha-suru, phrase, pick up line, smoke, tea, watch movie Do Tea (Ocha-suru) Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is Read More