CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 26, 2023Jan 01, 2024 absent-minded, bonyari, bナ衡to suru, bナ鉱en, daze, driving, onomatopoeia, suru, thought, work Bōtto Suru (ぼーっとする – “Spacing Out”) Bōtto Suru ぼーっとする Recently, I have been finding myself in a state referred to as bōtto suru (ぼーっとする) a lot. Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 27, 2023Jan 01, 2024 akkerakan, daze, expression, meaning, mouth wide open, shocked, state, suffix, surprised, unconcerned Akkerakan (あっけらかん – Being Quite Indifferent) Akkerakan あっけらかん I am sometimes in a state called akkerakan (あっけらかん). 私はときどき「あっけらかん」の状態になります。 The expression akkerakan describes a state of being Read More