Happou Bijin (八方美人 – Everybody’s Friend)
Happou Bijin 八方美人 A woman who tries to please everybody is called 八方美人 (happou bijin) in Japanese. 誰に対しても如才なくふるまう人のことを、日本語で「八方美人」と言います。 八方 (happou)
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Ii Meiwaku (いい迷惑 – Real Nuisance)
Ii Meiwaku いい迷惑 When you get involved in something unrelated to you, you can say いい迷惑 (ii meiwaku) in Japanese.
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Ookina Osewa (大きなお世話 – None of Your Business)
Ookina Osewa 大きなお世話 There is a Japanese term, “ookina osewa” (大きなお世話). 日本語には「大きなお世話」という言葉があります。 Here the “ookina” (大きな) means “big,” and the
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Debu (でぶ – Fat)
Debu でぶ Recently I might have become a little bit “debu” (でぶ), 最近私は少し「デブ」に近づいてきたかもしれません。 “Debu” is a slang term that refers
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Otsumu (Head)
Today I will talk about the Japanese word “otsumu.” おつむ “Otsumu” is another way of saying “atama,” which means “head,”
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It’s all Greek to me.
Today, I’d like to introduce an unique Japanese phrase. ちんぷんかんぷん It’s “ちんぷんかんぷん,” which means like “it’s all Greek to me.”
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