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次第[shidai]: as soon as/depend on

2020/5/30

It is a noun and it has mainly two meanings. The first meaning is “as soon as” and it is used when describing the earliest ...

ちやほや[chiyahoya]: make much of

2020/5/29

It is an adverb and it means "to make much of". It is used when you flatter or pamper someone. Its passive voice is often ...

一応[ichiou]: somewhat / just in case

2020/5/28

It has two meanings. The first meaning is "somewhat" and it is used when something doesn't match the description completely/perfectly but it can still be ...

たちが悪い[tachi ga warui]: bad character

2020/5/27

It is a phrase and it means “bad character”. It is used when someone/something is nasty. You can also use its adjective form ”たちの悪い”. I’ve ...

耳にたこができる[mimi ni tako ga dekiru]: be sick and tired of hearing

2020/5/26

It is a phrase and it means "to be sick and tired of hearing something". It is used when someone tells you the same thing ...

馬鹿馬鹿しい[baka baka shii]: be ridiculous

2020/5/25

It's an adjective and it means "to be ridiculous". It is used when you feel that something is stupid or unreasonable, and it's worthless. It's ...

正直に言うと[shoujiki ni iu to]: to be honest

2020/5/24

It is a phrase and it means "to be honest". It is used before you say what you really think or feel. "ぶっちゃけ" is a ...

夢中 [muchuu] : be obsessed with

2020/5/23

It is a noun/na-adjective and means “be obsessed with”. It is used when you think about someone/something all the time. “ハマる” is a verb and ...

面倒くさい [mendou kusai] : it's a hassle

2020/5/22

It is an adjective and means "it's such a hassle". It is used when you don’t feel like doing something or you feel that someone ...

仕方がない [shikata ga nai] : it can’t be helped

2020/5/21

It is a phrase and means “it can't be helped”. It is used when you can’t avoid something to happen or can’t find a way ...

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