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イチャモン (ichamon) Meaning ‘Unreasonable Complaints’ in Japanese

September 12, 2018

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

September 12, 2018

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

September 12, 2018

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

September 12, 2018

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

September 12, 2018

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

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