Vocabulary – Gakuu – Learn Real Japanese

Tight – パツパツ

Mar 4, 2014

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Mayu

in Onomatopoeia / Mimesis, Vocabulary

日本人の会話の中で「ぱつぱつ/ぱっつんぱっつん」って聞いたことありませんか？？ Have you ever heard of ぱつぱつ/ぱっつんぱっつん in conversation with Japanese people?

Me? Her? Fangirls! – ミーハー

Feb 25, 2014

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Michael

in Reading, Signs, Slang, Vocabulary

Don’t look now! It’s the Me-Her girls! The what girls? Say it with me – the Me-Har girls. You’ve got it! ミーハー女子. But what does it mean?

Too Much – くどい

Feb 18, 2014

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Mayu

in Slang, Vocabulary

あなたの周りにくどい人いますか？例えば会社の上司とか、先輩とか。同じ事を繰り返して話したり、ネチネチと嫌な事を言い続けたりする、ずっと一緒にいたくないタイプの人。

Bail on Somebody – ドタキャン

Feb 4, 2014

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Mayu

in Slang, Vocabulary

日本語には、外国語（主に英語）を使って表現する言葉がたくさんあります。例えば、「ドタキャン」

Slovenly – ズボラ

Jan 7, 2014

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Mayu

in Slang, Vocabulary

自分の性格を一言で言うと何ですか？明るい？心配性？積極的？ ↓こんな言葉聞いたことありませんか？？「私の性格はズボラです。」ズボラって？？

Fuming Mad – 激おこぷんぷん丸

Dec 10, 2013

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Michael

in Onomatopoeia / Mimesis, Vocabulary

One of the buzzwords of 2013 in Japan was the rather bizarre word 激おこぷんぷん丸. Originating from Japanese schoolgrils, the word made its way onto the internet and spawned an intriging new meme. Let’s break the word down!

Japanese Female Divers – 海女

Nov 6, 2013

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Michael

in Unusual, Vocabulary

Here’s word rich in culture that’s quite unusual and yet very memorable. Ama (海女) means ‘woman of the sea’ and is used to describe the free-diving ladies of Japan’s costal regions who plunge down to the shallows in order to gather shellfish and other food.

Lucky Ears – 福耳

Oct 10, 2013

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Michael

in Unusual, Vocabulary

Do you ever secretly worry about the shape of your ears? Perhaps you have larger-than-normal earlobes? Do they droop down in a stretched-out fashion? It may be that you’re one of the lucky owners of ‘fukumimi’!