This post provides a list of bracketed Japanese expressions such as (笑) and (泣), which you can use to deliver your emotion like emojis!Read More
コスパ (kosupa) Means More than Just “Cost Performance”
Meaning and Usage of コスパ (kosupa): it is short for コストパフォーマンス (“cost performance”), but it contains much wider senses in Japanese.Read More
Japanese Slang and Idioms about 鬼 (Oni): Meaning and Usage
Meaning of 鬼 (oni) in Japanese and 鬼-related slang/Idioms, including 鬼のように (oni no youni), 鬼の目にも涙 (oni no menimo namida), 鬼かわいい (oni kawaii).Read More
Four Meanings of ノリ (Nori) in Japanese and Their Examples
This post explains four meanings of ノリ (nori) (e.g. ノリでやった) and 悪ノリ (waru nori) in Japanese with plenty example sentences!Read More
職業病 (shokugyou byou): Meaning and Examples
Definition and Examples of 職業病 (shokugyou byou): it literally means “occupational disease”, where 職業 (shokugyou) means “a job/occupation” and 病 (byou) means “disease”. However, in a casual context, it also refers to your habits that you cannot cannot help doing because you always do them a lot at work.Read More