CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 26, 2017Jan 03, 2024 character, literal meaning, mama, original, personality, pun, selfish, spoiled, wagamama Wagamama (わがまま – Selfish Character) Wagamama わがまま I don’t like a person who has a personality called “wagamama” (わがまま) very much. 私は「わがまま」な性格の人が少し苦手です。 “Wagamama” means that Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 horse, jaja uma, metaphor, noisy, onomatopoeia, otenba, spirited girl, spoiled, wayward, woman Jaja Uma (じゃじゃ馬 – Shrew) Jaja Uma じゃじゃ馬 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the word “otenba,” which means a spirited girl. 昨日の投稿で、活発な女の子を意味する「おてんば」という言葉を紹介しました。 Actually, there is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru May 02, 2017Jan 04, 2024 attention, butterfly, chiya-hoya, flower, idiom, indulgent, Japanese, nurture, pampered, spoiled Chiya-hoya Today I will talk about the Japanese term “chiya-hoya.” ちやほや “Chiya-hoya” means that someone is payed attention or is treated Read More