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コスパ (kosupa) Means More than Just “Cost Performance”

June 19, 2021

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 & Idioms About Oni (鬼)

June 18, 2021

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

4 Meanings of ノリ (Nori) in Japanese Slang

June 16, 2021

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): “Déformation Professionnelle” in Japanese

June 13, 2021

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

Meaning and Usage of なんでやねん (nandeyanen) in Japanese

June 10, 2021

Meaning of なんでやねん (nandeyanen) and detailed examples of how to use nandeyanen in a Japanese conversation: An essential phrases in OsakaRead More

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