If you’re a cat person who is learning Japanese, you may like Japanese cat idioms e.g. "Put on a Cat", "Cats and Rice Spatulas". Their meaning/usage explained.Read More
Meaning of “Three-Day Monk” (三日坊主, mikka bouzu) in Japanese
Meaning of "three-day monk", 三日坊主 (mikka bozu/bouzu) in a Japanese idiom explained. Don’t be a three-day monk if you want to improve your Japanese!Read More
Meaning of 雰囲気イケメン (fuinki ikemen) in Japanese Slang
雰囲気イケメン (fuinki ikemen) is a Japanese slang word that literally means ‘handsome-vibe (guy)’, i.e. a ‘quasi-handsome’ man who looks handsome at a first glance, but in fact, only has a ‘handsome vibe’.Read More
Complicated Meanings of 開き直る (hiraki naoru) in Japanese
開き直る (ひらきなおる, hiraki naoru) is one of the standard Japanese words that are difficult to translate in English. Its general meaning is ‘to admit something negative and start to show a bold attitude’.Read More
Meaning of “Death Flag” (死亡フラグ, Shibou Furagu) in Japanese
Tom: "Mary, when I return from this war, would you marry me?"
Mary: "Oh my God… Tom, what you’ve just said is shibou furagu (death flag)!"Read More
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