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ありがた迷惑 (arigata meiwaku) Meaning “Unwelcome Favour” in Japanese

October 8, 2018

ありがた迷惑 (arigata meiwaku) and its synonym お節介 (osekkai) mean “unwelcome favour” – someone does you a favour, but you find it unpleasant and annoying.Read More

守銭奴 (shusendo) Meaning “Protect-Money Person” (Miser) in Japanese

October 7, 2018

守銭奴 (しゅせんど, shusendo) literally means “protect-money person”, and figuratively it describes a money-grubbing miser whose objective of life is to accumulate money and increase their bank balance. Read More

ふつつか者 (futsutsuka mono): Lovely Word to Humble Yourself

October 6, 2018

ふつつか者もの (ふつつかもの, futsutsuka mono) is an advanced Japanese word that means “a person who is a little immature, clumsy, goofy, and/or careless”. Usually, it is used to humble oneself (or one’s child), and not to describe others.Read More

十八番 (ohako) Meaning “The Songs You Sing the Best”

September 24, 2018

十八番, which can read either “おはこ, ohako” or “じゅうはちばん, jūhachiban”, means “one’s adept skills”, or “‘your songs’ you sing well at karaoke”Read More

Meaning and Difference of ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) in Japanese

September 14, 2018

ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) are Japanese slang terms that mean “seriously/very”. For example, “マジ/ガチでうまい” and means “very/seriously tasty”.Read More

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