EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019 0 Comments adjective, chic, clip, dress up, fancy, fashionable, makeup, polite, smart, store Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Chic/Fashionable) Part 2 Oshare Part 2 おしゃれ Part 2 Yesterday, I talked about the Japanese term oshare (おしゃれ), which means to dress up Read More
EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Dec 05, 2018 0 Comments chic, incense, insolent, like, push oneself, smell bad, stink, theory, unpopular Sharakusai(しゃらくさい) Sharakusai しゃらくさい Today, I used the Japanese phrase, ‘sharakusai‘ (しゃらくさい), which is no longer used very much. 私は今日、最近ではあまり使われない「しゃらくさい」という言葉を口にしました。 ‘Sharakusai’ means Read More