CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 chara, easy, etymology, expression, hecchara, hei, heiki, Japanese, slang, without hesitation Hecchara (へっちゃら – I Don’t Mind) Hecchara へっちゃら If you want to express that it’s easy to do something or you don’t mind something, you can Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 etymology, expression, fart, he demonai, he no kappa, idiom, inferior to, Japanese term, literal meaning, slang He Demonai (屁でもない – Nothing) He Demonai 屁でもない If you want to express “it’s not a problem at all” or “it’s so easy,” you can Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodGamingIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 24, 2017Jan 03, 2024 countrified, dowdy, imokusai, imoppoi, imoru, insults, not cool, potato, slang, video games Imoppoi (いもっぽい – Countrified) Imoppoi いもっぽい When I watch TV shows or the Internet, I sometimes hear the term “imoppoi” (いもっぽい) or “imokusai” (いも臭い). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 antibacterial, breasts, cutting board, fish, Japanese, manaita, plastic, rubber, slang, wood Manaita (まな板 – Cutting Board) Manaita まな板 The Japanese word “manaita” (まな板) means a board that is used when cutting ingredients, that is a cutting Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 fat, Japan, kechaler, ketchup, mayoler, mayonnaise, noun, slang, suffix, β-endorphin Mayoler (マヨラー – Mayonnaise Lovers) Mayoler マヨラー Do you like mayonnaise? マヨネーズは好きですか? In Japan, people who love mayonnaise and eat various dishes with a lot Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 anime, derogatory, Japanese, language, low-level, manga, organization, sanshita, slang, zako Zako (雑魚 – Small Fry) Zako 雑魚 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word, “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. 昨日は、下っ端を意味する「三下」という言葉を紹介しました。 Today Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 debu, double chin, etymology, expression, fat, inconsiderately, ironic, onomatopoeia, slang Debu (でぶ – Fat) Debu でぶ Recently I might have become a little bit “debu” (でぶ), 最近私は少し「デブ」に近づいてきたかもしれません。 “Debu” is a slang term that refers Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1980s, 2011, obsolete, popular, pun, reason, seaweed, slang, understand, wake wakame 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, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 22, 2017Jan 03, 2024 annoying, conversation, expression, impression, Japan, negative, onomatopoeia, slang, travel, uzai Uzai (うざい – Annoying) In order to travel to Japan or enjoy Japanese contents, I think that you need to learn not only textbook Read More