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English Rhyming Words That Also Rhyme in Japanese

January 16, 2021

This article provides a list of such words and phrases that coincidentally rhyme both in English and Japanese. (e.g. lovey-dovey/ラブラブ, wishy-washy/うじうじ)Read Definition

10 Japanese Words and Idioms that Describe COVID-19 Crisis

January 10, 2021

This post introduces Japanese words, idioms, and sayings that are related to the COVID-19 pandemic with example sentences. Read Definition

凸凹, 〆, 卍: Japanese Weird Kanji and Their Meanings Explained

December 13, 2020

This article introduces three weird kanji characters – 凸凹 (でこぼこ, dekoboko), 〆 (しめ, shime) and 卍 (まんじ, manji) – that you’d enjoy learning!Read Definition

40 Japanese Kanji Words with Special and Irregular Readings You Should Know

October 18, 2020

This article introduces basic to advanced Japanese words with special, irregular readings so that you don’t get confused by them!Read Definition

“り” means “I got it” – 30 Enigmatic Abbreviations in Japanese

September 27, 2020

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 Definition

11 Bizarre Japanese Slang Words Untranslatable Into English Words

September 16, 2020

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 Definition

Yes, There’s a Word for It – 20 Japanese Expressions with Specific Meanings

September 13, 2020

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 Definition

40 Synonyms of 多い (Many) in Japanese to Sound Like a Native Speaker

September 6, 2020

This article presents a comprehensive list of Japanese words (from basic to highly advanced) meaning “many”, with brief explanations and example sentences provided to each entry! Read Definition

7 Funny Japanese Idioms Related to Numbers!

August 29, 2020

This article introduces various Japanese idioms containing number(s)! (e.g) 五十歩百歩 (50 steps, 100 steps), 一か八か (one or eight), 嘘八百 (800 lies)Read Definition

7 Funny Japanese Idioms Related to Plants

August 29, 2020

This post introduces a variety of interesting Japanese idioms that are related to plants! (e.g., 高嶺の花(たかねのはな), ゴマをする, 花を持たせる (はなをもたせる)Read Definition

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