idiot – Learning English and Japanese

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Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie (馬鹿も休み休み言え – Stop Talking Nonsense)

Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie 馬鹿も休み休み言え When someone says many ridiculous things, the following phrase may help you. ふざけたことばかり言う人に対しては、次のフレーズを使うとよいかもしれません。 Baka Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

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Oyabaka Kobaka (親馬鹿子馬鹿 – A Doting Parent and Spoiled Child)

Oyabaka Kobaka 親馬鹿子馬鹿 When a parent loves his/her child so much that he/her is unaware of the child’s foolish behavior, Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

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Suttoko Dokkoi (すっとこどっこい – Idiot)

Suttoko Dokkoi すっとこどっこい Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘tokoroga dokkoi‘ (ところがどっこい). 昨日は「ところがどっこい」という言葉を紹介しました。 There is another term that uses Read More