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背水の陣 (Haisui no jin): Idiom Meaning “Last-Stand Moment”

October 19, 2018

背水の陣 (はいすいのじん, haisui no jin) is an advanced Japanese idiom that means that you’re facing a last stand and there is nowhere to retreat to. Read More

重鎮 (Jūchin) Meaning “Heavyweight/Leading Light” in Japanese

October 17, 2018

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

October 16, 2018

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

Meaning of “Black/White Kigyō (Company)” in Japanese

October 12, 2018

ブラック企業 (black kigyō/kigyou) literally means "black company", which is a nickname for "an evil company" where people work very hard until midnight for low salaries. Read More

ゴミ屋敷 (Gomi Yashiki) Meaning “Trash Hoarder’s House” in Japanese

October 10, 2018

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

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