strange – Learning English and Japanese

Karitekita Neko (借りてきた猫 – Much Quieter than Usual)

Karitekita Neko 借りてきた猫 Someone who is much quieter and meeker than usual can be described as karitekita neko (借りてきた猫) in Read More

Kettai けったい Today I would like to talk about the term in Osaka dialect “kettai.” 今日は大阪弁の「けったい」を紹介します。 “Kettai” means that something Read More

I ordered a MacBook Pro, and it arrived yesterday. MacBook Pro を購入 Since I was looking forward to it, I Read More

Manybar goatfish is called “ojisan (means man in midlife)” in Japan. Manybar Goatfish は、和名では「オジサン」と呼ばれています。 The reason why is that the Read More

Today, I’d like to introduce an unique Japanese phrase. ちんぷんかんぷん It’s “ちんぷんかんぷん,” which means like “it’s all Greek to me.” Read More