CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 28, 2023Jan 01, 2024 brain, brute force, gaming, Internet slang, kinniku, muscle, nナ耕in, nナ肯iso, personality, playing games Nōkin (脳筋 – Meathead) Nōkin 脳筋 I sometimes become a state called nōkin (脳筋) while playing various games. 私はときどき、ゲームをプレイ中に「脳筋」になります。 Nōkin is an Internet slang Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 13, 2023Jan 01, 2024 amazing, elementary school, goiryoku, Internet slang, Japanese, konamikan, opinions, self-deprecate, slang term, vocabulary Konamikan (小並感 – Child-like Opinion) Konamikan 小並感 Yesterday, I introduced the internet slang term ‘(goiryoku)’ (語彙力), which means limited vocabulary. 昨日は、語彙力が足りないことを意味する「(語彙力)」というネットスラングを紹介しました。 Similarly, there is another Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2018Jan 02, 2024 2012, Gyaru Ryukogo Taisho, Internet slang, Japanese verb, Keywords-of-the-Year, painful, tough, tsuratan, young people Tsuratan (つらたん – Painful) Tsuratan つらたん I would like to say “tsuratan” (つらたん) now. 私は今、「つらたん」とつぶやきたいです。 “Tsuratan” is an Internet slang term used by mainly Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 05, 2017Jan 06, 2024 agreeing, expositions, expression, Internet slang, Japanese, meaning, naruhodo, phrase, term, understand Naruhodo (I see) Naruhodo なるほど Today I will talk about the Japanese term “naruhodo.” 今日は「なるほど」という日本語を紹介します。 “Naruhodo” is a helpful phrase that is used Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyInternetOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 28, 2017Jan 06, 2024 Amazon, button, buy button, Internet slang, Japanese, Kindle, online shopping, onomatopoeia, pochiru, press Pochiru (Pressing a Buy Button) Pochiru ポチる Today I will talk about the Japanese Internet slang term “pochiru.” 今日は日本のネットスラング「ポチる」を紹介します。 “Pochiru” means to press a buy Read More