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
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Takw wo Watta Yōna (竹を割ったような – Straightforward)
Takw wo Watta Yōna 竹を割ったような A person who has a straightforward and unpretentious character is sometimes described as take wo
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Nekura (根暗 – Gloomy Personality): Part 1
Nekura: Part 1 根暗 Part 1 People sometimes use the term nekura (根暗) to describe someone with a fundamentally dark
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Aku ga Nukeru (灰汁が抜ける – Becoming Refined)
Aku ga Nukeru 灰汁が抜ける The Japanese idiom, aku ga nukeru (灰汁が抜ける), describes that someone’s personality or appearance loses its negative
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Kado ga Toreru (角が取れる – Mellowing)
Kado ga Toreru 角が取れる When someone who is harsh becomes to have a gentle nature due to his/her life experience,
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Kimajime (生真面目 – Too Serious/Earnest)
Kimajime 生真面目 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘majime‘ (まじめ), which means “serious” or “earnest.” 昨日は “serious” や “earnest”
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Bonkura (ぼんくら – Idiot)
Yesterday I introduced you to the Japanese word 間抜け (manuke – stupid). ぼんくら There is another Japanese term, ぼんくら (bonkura),
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Kisaku (気さく – Frank)
Kisaku 気さく We express people who have frank or companionable character using the Japanese term 気さく (kisaku). さっぱりしていて、物事にこだわらない性格の人のことを、「気さく」と表現することがあります。 “Kisaku” comes
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Mimicchii (みみっちい – Stingy)
Mimicchii みみっちい Have you ever stuck to a small amount of money of or a small thing? 僅かなお金や小さなことにこだわったことはありますか？ Such a
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