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 More
一理ある (ichiri aru) Meaning “True in a Way” and “That’s True”
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 More
重鎮 (Jūchin) Meaning “Heavyweight/Leading Light” in Japanese
重鎮 (じゅうちん, jūchin) literally means “heavy weight” and describes an important person in a particular field (e.g. veteran politicians).Read More
音痴 (onchi) Meaning “Bad at Singing” in Japanese
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 More
日常茶飯事 (nichijou sahanji) Meaning “Ordinary, Tea-Rice Thing” in Japanese
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 More