Teppan (Iron Plate)
Teppan 鉄板 Today, I will talk about the Japanese slang “teppan”. 今日は、日本のスラング「鉄板」を紹介します。 “Teppan” usually means “a iron plate” literally, but
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Tanuki Neiri (Sham Sleep)
Tanuki Neiri 狸寝入り Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “tanuki neiri.” 今日は日本の言葉「狸寝入り」を紹介します。 “Tanuki” means raccoon dogs, “neiri” means
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Mizu Kusai (Secretive)
Mizu Kusai 水臭い Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “mizu kusai.” 今日は「水臭い」という言葉を紹介します。 “Mizu kusai” literally means “it smells
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Oshiya (Pusher)
Today, I will talk about the interesting Japanese occupation “Oshiya”. 押し屋 Oshiya means people who push passengers and luggage that
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Readings of “一日
Today, I will talk about the readings of the Japanese word “一日”. 一日の読み方 “一” means “one”, “日” means “day”, but
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Nuka Yorokobi (Short-lived Joy)
Nuka Yorokobi ぬか喜び Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “nuka yorokobi.” 今日は「ぬか喜び」という日本の言葉を紹介します。 “Nuka” means pericarp and seed coat
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Atama Kakushite Shiri Kakusazu
Today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “Atama kakushite shiri kakusazu,” the literal meaning of which is “One hides
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Atama ga Piman (Your Head is a Green Pepper)
Atama ga Piman 頭がピーマン Today, I will talk about the Japanese insult “atama ga piman,” whose literal meaning is “your
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Daikon Yakusha (Daikon Radish Actor)
Daikon Yakusha 大根役者 Yesterday, I talked about the word “daikon ashi” (daikon radish legs). 昨日は、大根足という言葉を紹介しました。 Today, I’d like to talk
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