Wanpaku (わんぱく – Mischief)
We sometimes call a child who is naughty and beyond control of adults “wanpaku” (わんぱく). わんぱく Wanpaku is written as
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Utsukushii (Beautiful)
Today I will talk about the common Japanese adjective “utsukushii.” 美しい “Utsukushii” refers to that colors, shapes or sounds of
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Ichijitsu Senshu
Today I will talk about the four-character idiom “一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu).” 一日千秋 “Ichijitsu senshu” means that you can’t wait to
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Kubi (Dismissal)
Today I will talk about the slang term “クビ (kubi).” クビ “クビ” is Katakana form of a kanji character “首,”
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Butsu (Stuff)
Butsu ブツ Today I will talk about the slang term “butsu.” 今日は「ブツ」という俗語を紹介します。 “Butsu” is one of pronunciations of “物,” which
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Kokera Otoshi (Dropping Chips of Wood)
Kokera Otoshi こけら落とし Today I will talk about the Japanese event called “kokera otoshi”. 今日は「こけら落とし」と呼ばれる催しを紹介します。 “Kokera otoshi” is the first
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