Arguably, Japanese is an ambiguous language – however, it is not the grammar or vocabulary that make it ambiguous, but how we express things in the language. This post explains one of the causes of ambiguity: "omission of words" in Japanese.Read More
List of Japanese Abbreviated Words and Phrases
As you might know, Japanese people are lazy enough to abbreviate everything – we abbreviate "ice cream" as "ice (アイス)", and "Brad Pitt" as "Brapi (ブラピ). This article introduces to you a plethora of abbreviated words and phrases in Japanese so that you won’t get confused by those cryptic expressions!Read More
11 Bizarre Japanese Slangs Untranslatable Into English
This article introduces Japanese slang words that have weird and specific meanings! Since the slang words explained in this article are very "deep", you’d astonish Japanese people using those words!Read More
20 “Untranslatable” Japanese Phrases with Specific Meanings
In Japanese, there are a plethora of words that have very specific meanings. This article introduces such words and expressions that are difficult to express concisely in English!Read More
Meaning of 遠慮 (enryo) and 空気を読む (kuuki wo yomu)
This article introduces two essential Japanese words – 遠慮 (えんりょ) する and 空気を読む (くうきをよむ) – to help you understand the Japanese culture more!Read More
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