ヤンキー (yankee) is a Japanese word that means “loutish youths (usually between the ages of 13 and 18)”. They inhabit a rural area of Japan such as Ibaraki or Okinawa Prefecture, and seldom appear in Tokyo.Read Definition

一理ある (いちり ある, ichiri aru) means “(someone’s argument) is true in a way”. It is used when you are convinced by someone’s statements, but usually it is used when you provide your opinion to counter the other people’s ideas.Read Definition

音痴 (onchi) means “be bad at singing”. There are also other words that include 音痴, e.g. 運動音痴, 機械音痴, 方向音痴, and 味音痴. Here, 音痴 means “be poor at ~”.Read Definition

日常茶飯事 (にちじょう さはんじ, nichijou sahanji) means “a common or daily event” and often indicates a negative incident that is not supposed to happen frequently.Read Definition

ゴミ屋敷 (ごみやしき, Gomi Yashiki) means a hoarder’s house which is filled with an inordinate amount of rubbish. In contrast to English, Japanese has the word for the hoarder’s house, but not for the person (like “trash hoarder”).Read Definition

ふつつか者もの (ふつつかもの, futsutsuka mono) is an advanced Japanese word that means “a person who is a little immature, clumsy, goofy, and/or careless”. Usually, it is used to humble oneself (or one’s child), and not to describe others.Read Definition

役不足 (yakubusoku) is one of the most misused Japanese words by native speakers. Let’s learn its correct meaning in this article!Read Definition