slang – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Dec 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bokyahin, Japanese, language, literal meaning, obselete, poor, slang, study, term, vocabulary

Bokyahin (ボキャ貧 – Limited Vocabulary)

Bokyahin ボキャ貧 Over the past two days, I introduced slang terms that mean limited vocabulary. 昨日と一昨日に、語彙力が不足していることを意味する表現を紹介しました。 There is another similar Read More

Culture Diary Essay Gaming Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 02, 2023Jan 01, 2024 attakē, kind players, kindness, manga, online cooperative play, online players, slang, The Legend of Zelda, Tri Force Heroes, warmth

Attakē (あったけぇ – Heartwarming)

Attakē あったけぇ Today, I played The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. 今日は、「ゼルダの伝説トライフォース3銃士」をプレイしました。 This game is designed for online Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Nov 11, 2023Jan 01, 2024 academic, anxiety, conference, mahjong, nervousness, panic, slang, students, tenpai, tenparu

Tenparu (テンパる – Panic)

Tenparu テンパる Today, my lab students participated in their first academic conference. 今日は、私の研究室の学生による初めての学会発表がありました。 Both students and I were quite nervous, Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 29, 2023Jan 01, 2024 badges, cooperate, easy-to-clear, features, game, invincible, nurugē, online, slang, Super Mario Bros.

Nurugē (ヌルゲー – Easy Video Game)

Nurugē ヌルゲー Today, I completed “Super Mario Bros. Wonder.” 私は今日、「スーパーマリオブラザーズワンダー」をクリアしました。 It was a very rewarding and fun game. とてもやりがいのある、面白いゲームでした。 Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 04, 2023Jan 01, 2024 accuracy, aim, bullets, FPS, gaba eimu, onomatopoeic, shooters, slang, target, TPS

Gaba Eimu (ガバエイム – Unsteady Aim)

Gaba Eimu ガバエイム I sometimes get into a state called gaba eimu (ガバエイム). 私はときどき「ガバエイム」の状態になります。 Gaba eimu is a slang term Read More

Culture Essay History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 24, 2023Jan 01, 2024 casual conversation, connotation, distant past, formal language, inishie, obsolete, ridicule, slang, words, youth

Inishie (古 – Obsolete)

Inishie 古 When I use words that were popular several years ago, sometimes young people describe them as inishie (古), Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 04, 2023Jan 01, 2024 data limit, data plans, data traffic, giga, gigabyte, Japanese, mobile phone, nai, slang, smartphones

Giga ga Nai (ギガがない – Reached Data Limit)

Giga ga Nai ギガがない Many countries have data limitations or caps for smartphones. スマートフォンの通信量制限やデータ上限は、多くの国で存在します。 Have you ever reached the data Read More