The Japanese idiom "(自分のことを) 棚に上げる (tana ni ageru)" literally means "put (oneself) up on a shelf" and figuratively means "to behave hypocritically", just like "the pot calling the kettle black".Read More
回し者 (mawashi mono): Meaning and Usage
Meaning and Usage of 回し者 (mawashi mono): it originally means "a spy", but nowadays it’s more often used to indicate a person who advertises something (often in a stealthy way).Read More
Meaning and Usage of なんでやねん (nandeyanen) in Japanese
Meaning of なんでやねん (nandeyanen) and detailed examples of how to use nandeyanen in a Japanese conversation: An essential phrases in OsakaRead More
Master Abbreviated Japanese Words to Sound like Native Speakers
This post gives you an example of casual speech in Japanese, with a special focus put on Japanese abbreviated words, such as ググる (guguru)Read More
たかが (takaga) … されど (saredo) … | Meaning and Usage
"たかが X, されど X (X is a noun)" is an advanced Japanese expression that means "It’s just X, but it’s still X".Read More
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