“炎上 (えんじょう, enjou)” or its verb “炎上する” indicate when someone, especially famous people come under fire due to their inappropriate statement or behaviour.Read Definition
Advanced Word “お家芸 (Oiegei)” Meaning “Excellent Skills”
お家芸 (おいえげい, oiegei) is an advanced Japanese word that means “(one’s) forte or adept skills”. It is often used to describe an organisation or country, e.g. anime, manga, and judo are Japan’s お家芸 (strong areas).Read Definition
Meanings and Differences of “ガチ (gachi)” and “マジ (maji)” in Japanese
ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) are Japanese slang terms that mean “seriously/very”. For example, “マジ/ガチでうまい” and means “very/seriously tasty”.Read Definition
引く (hiku) as A Slang Meaning “Be Put off” in Japanese
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 Definition
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 Definition
イチャモン (ichamon) Meaning ‘Unreasonable Complaints’ in Japanese
イチャモン (いちゃもん, ichamon) is a casual but advanced Japanese word meaning unreasonable and/or nitpicky complaints. It is usually used as “イチャモンをつける”, meaning ” to give unreasonable complaints” or “to nitpick”.Read Definition
骨の折れる (hone no oreru) Meaning ‘Tiring’ in Japanese Idiom
骨の折れる (ほねのおれる, hone no oreru) is a common idiomatic expression that means “very tiring/tough”. Its literal meaning is “bone breaks”, as in “骨の折れる音 (bone-breaking sound)”. However, it can be also used as an idiom to describe something tiring or tough, in which case it modifies a noun like an adjective.Read Definition
Sekuhara, Pawahara, Aruhara: Meanings of Harassment in Japanese
セクハラ (せくはら, sekuhara) is an abbreviation of “セクシャルハラスメント (sexual harassment)”. Compared to the English term, セクハラ can be used more casually and describe unwelcome sexual conduct that is either serious or somwhat trivial. Read Definition
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 Definition
爆弾発言 (bakudan hatsugen) Meaning ‘Bomb Remark’ in Japanese
爆弾発言 (ばくだんはつげん, bakudan hatsugen) is a Japanese idiom that literally means “bomb remark”. It figuratively indicates a very shocking and/or blunt remark that astonishes a number of peopleRead Definition