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“Nominication”: Japanese (Old) Drinking Culture After Work

June 6, 2021

飲みにケーション means “building a good relationship by drinking together”. It combines the Japanese word “飲む (nomu)” meaning “drink” and the English word コミニケーション (“communication”).Read More

Japanese Old Slang 社会の窓 (shakai no mado): Meaning

June 5, 2021

社会の窓 (shakai no mado) literally means “a window of the society”, but actually refers to “a trouser fly” in a humorous way.Read More

Japanese Idiom: 月とスッポン (Moon and Soft-Shell Turtle)

June 4, 2021

月とスッポン (tsuki to suppon) literally means "the moon and a (Chinese) soft-shell turtle". Figuratively, it describes two things that are utterly different from each other.Read More

Japanese Conversation Practice to Master 気-related Idioms

June 2, 2021

This post gives you an example of a casual Japanese conversation, with an aim to help you understand 気-related Japanese expressions better.Read More

Meaning of 相合傘 (ai ai gasa): Lovely Dream of Japanese Kids

May 31, 2021

相合傘 (aiai gasa) means ‘to share one umbrella among two persons (esp. a couple)’. Read More

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