引く (ひく, hiku) is a basic Japanese word that means “draw/pull”, as in “ロープを引く (rōpu wo hiku; pull a rope)”. However, it is also used as a slang term meaning “be put off by something/someone”, e.g. when you feel like drawing back because you find something/someone cringey and off-putting. Read More
にわか (niwaka) Meaning “Newbie” in Japanese Slang
にわか (にわか, niwaka) is a Japanese slang word that describes newbies in a negative way. It is often used to criticise pretentious beginners who behave as if they have a lot of knowledge and experience about what they started a couple of weeks/months agoRead More
かぶれる (kabureru) Meaning ‘Overly Influenced by Foreign Cultures’ in Japanese
かぶれる (kabureru) is a standard Japanese word that means that one’s thoughts have been overly influenced by new ideas, especially the culture of a specific foreign country. Read More