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
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Heibon (平凡 – Ordinary)
Heibon 平凡 To describe that someone/something is ordinary and insipid, you can use the Japanese word heibon (平凡). 特に優れた点もなく並なことを「平凡」と言います。 Both
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Tobacchiri (とばっちり – By-Blow)
Tobacchiri とばっちり Have you ever been involved in an irrelevant accident caused by someone? 他人が引き起こした災難に巻き込まれたことはありますか？ Such an event is described
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koshi ga hikui (腰が低い – Humble)
Koshi ga Hikui 腰が低い I am sometimes told koshi ga hikui (腰が低い). 私はたまに「腰が低い」と言われます。 Since koshi (腰) means “low back” or
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Urayamakeshikaran (うらやまけしからん)
Urayamakeshikaran うらやまけしからん I introduced you to ‘keshikaran‘ (けしからん) two days ago and ‘urayamashī‘ (うらやましい) yesterday. 一昨日は「けしからん」を、昨日は「うらやましい」を紹介しました。 Today I would like
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