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5 Meanings of ペラペラ (pera pera) in Japanese

August 24, 2021

ペラペラ is an onomatopoeic Japanese word that basically means "be fluent in a (foreign) language", but also has other meanings such as "paper-thin" and "shallow".Read More

Meanings of Toka, Kana, and Kamo in Japanese

December 5, 2020

Japanese people often use vague expressions such as かな, とか and でも to sound casual and modest. This article explains their meanings with example usages!Read More

Japanese Word 悩殺 (nou satsu) Meaning “Mind-Killing Sexy”

April 25, 2020

悩殺(のうさつ, nousatsu)


verb, adjective
○ ○ ● ○ ○ Word Level
○ ○ ● ○ ○ Slanginess 
○ ○ ○ ○ ● Casualness

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ドヤ顔 (doya gao) Meaning ‘Showing-Off Face’ in Japanese

April 20, 2020

ドヤ顔(どやがお, doyagao)noun, verb [+する]

Basic ○ ○ ○ ● ○Advanced

Standard ○ ○ ○ ● ○Slang

Formal ○ ○ ○ ● ○Informal


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Idiom 何を隠そう (nani o kakusou) Meaning “Well, in fact…”

September 2, 2019

Basic ○ ○ ○ ● ○Advanced

Standard ○ ● ○ ○ ○Slang

Formal ○ ○ ○ ● ○Informal

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