とはいえ[towa ie]: having said that
2020/9/16
It is a conjunction that means “having said that“. It is used to say contradictory things about what has just been said. “そうは言っても“ has the ...
“ところ”[tokoro]: be about to do something/in the middle of doing something/just did something
2020/9/15
You might have heard of “ところ” or ”とこ”. Do you know what exactly they mean? How to use them? They are nouns that originally mean ...
とか[toka]: etc/things like that
2020/9/14
It has two meanings. The first is “and/or/etc“ and it is used to mention similar items with something or to give examples. It is interchangeable ...
という(言う)[to iu]: be called/it means/that
2020/9/13
It has two meanings. The first is “be called“ and it is used to say what someone/something is called. The second is “it means/that“ and ...
ぽい[poi]: -ish/-like
2020/9/12
It is slang and a suffix that means “-ish/-like“. It is put before a noun, an adjective or a verb. It is used to say ...
なんて[nante]: such/what/how
2020/9/11
There are two types of “なんて”. The first is derived from “などと”. It means “such“ and it is used to emphasize the noun that is ...
なんか[nanka]: sort/kind of
2020/9/10
It is slang derived from “何か(なにか)”. It has two meanings. The first is “such“ and it is used to emphasize the noun that is put ...
そういう[souiu]: such
2020/9/9
Have you heard of “そのような“, “そういう“ or “そんな“? [souiu][sonna][sonoyouna] They mean “such“. They are put before a noun. They are used to emphasize the particular/similar ...
楽[raku]: be easy/feel better
2020/9/8
Do you usually use “簡単“ when you feel that it’s easy to do something? Have you heard of “楽“? [kantan][raku] “楽“ is a noun and ...
The difference between “より～ほうが“ and “まだしも“
2020/9/7
They are used when comparing different options, but the sentence structure and nuance are different. “より～ほうが“ means “more than“. It is used as “v1/n1/adj1 + ...