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

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

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 More

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 More