Chakasu (茶化す – Making Fun of Someone/Something)
Chakasu 茶化す The Japanese verb chakasu (茶化す) is used when making fun of someone or replying with a joke. 誰かをからかったり、冗談めかしてごまかしたりすることを、「茶化す」と言うことがあります。
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Bucchake (ぶっちゃけ – Frankly)
Bucchake ぶっちゃけ When saying your thoughts simply without disguise, you can use the slang term, bucchake (ぶっちゃけ). なにかを包み隠さず端的に言うとき、「ぶっちゃけ」という俗語を使うことがあります。 Bucchake became
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Tobacchiri (とばっちり – By-Blow)
Tobacchiri とばっちり Have you ever been involved in an irrelevant accident caused by someone? 他人が引き起こした災難に巻き込まれたことはありますか？ Such an event is described
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Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 2
Shame (写メ) Part 2 写メ Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the slang term ‘shame‘ (写メ), which means to take photos
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Ichaicha (いちゃいちゃ – Lovey-Dovey)
Ichaicha いちゃいちゃ Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘chinchin kamokamo‘ (ちんちんかもかも), which means that a woman and a
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Oriitte (折り入って – Earnestly)
Oriitte 折り入って Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “oriitte” (折り入って) that I will use it later.
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Tekozuru (てこずる – Having Trouble with Something)
Tekozuru てこずる When you cannot handle something and have trouble with it, we express it using the Japanese verb てこずる
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Tawakemono (たわけ者 – Fool)
Tawakemono たわけ者 Unfortunately, there are many たわけ者 (tawakemono) in the world. 残念なことに、世の中には多くの「たわけ者」が存在します。 “Tawakemono” is a word that refers to a
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Datsubou (脱帽 – Taking One’s Hat Off)
Datsubou 脱帽 There is a Japanese term: 脱帽 (datsubou). 日本語には、「脱帽」という表現があります。 脱 (datsu) means “to take off” and 帽 (bou) means
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