CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2021Jan 02, 2024 ahoge, etymology, floating, fool, hair, Japanese, slang, ukige, youth word Ahoge (あほ毛 – Stray Hair) Ahoge あほ毛 When you set your hair, some short hairs may pop out from the surface of your hair. Such Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 06, 2017Jan 03, 2024 drinking party, drunk, etymology, fool, guden guden, hebereke, honorific, Japanese term, kiden, onomatopoeia Guden Guden (ぐでんぐでん) Yesterday we held a drinking party. ぐでんぐでん I got back to work in the middle of the second party, but Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru May 08, 2017Jan 04, 2024 affection, aho, ahondara, anpontan, baka, composite, expression, fool, stupidity, term Anpontan Today I’d like to talk about the term “anpontan.” あんぽんたん “Anpontan” is a term that is used to rail at Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru May 07, 2017Jan 04, 2024 baka, bakamono, etymology, fool, intelligence, Sanskrit, stupid, tease, theories, wakamono Baka (Idiot) Today I would like to talk about the word “baka.” ばか “Baka” means a stupid thing/person or a person who Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 16, 2016Jan 03, 2024 backbone, courage, coward, drop out, energy, fool, funuke, guts, heart, Japanese Funuke Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “funuke”. 腑抜け “Funuke” means people who has no backbone, no Read More