Inishie (古 – Obsolete)
Inishie 古 When I use words that were popular several years ago, sometimes young people describe them as inishie (古),
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Han-don (半ドン – Half-holiday)
Han-don 半ドン The Japanese term han-don (半ドン) describes a day when classes or business ends before noon and the rest
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Shigo (死語 – Dead Language/Word)
Shigo 死語 In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese word ‘shigo‘ (死語). 昨日の投稿の中で、「死語」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘shi‘ (死) means “death/dead” and
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Wake Wakame (わけわかめ)
I sometimes introduce slang terms, but some of them are becoming obsolete. わけわかめ For example, there is a slang term,
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