noun
“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 ...
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 ...
マンネリ[manneri]: be stuck in a rut
2020/9/1
It is a noun in Japanese language that is derived from “mannerism“. It means “to be stuck in a rut“. It is used to describe ...
イメチェン[ime chen]: makeover
2020/8/24
It is Japanese English that stands for ”イメージチェンジ”. It is a noun that means “makeover”. It is used to describe a person/thing that gets a ...
テンション[tenshon]: feelings
2020/8/21
You may often hear “テンション” in Japanese English. It is derived from “tension”, but doesn’t mean “tension”! Do you know how to use it? It ...
プライド/誇り[puraido/hokori]: take pride in
2020/8/20
"プライド" is Japanese English. It us a noun that has two meanings. The first meaning is ”self-respect”. It is used to express the respect you ...
プライド/自尊心[puraido/jisonshin]: self-respect
2020/8/19
"プライド" is Japanese English. It us a noun that has two meanings. The first meaning is ”self-respect”. It is used to express the respect you ...
前倒し[mae daoshi]: move up
2020/8/17
It is a noun that means “to move up”. It is used when describing situations in which you reschedule some event to an earlier date ...
The difference between "途中" and "最中"
2020/8/13
They are nouns that mean “in the middle of”. They are used to express situations in which an action/event has begun and has not finished ...
夜更かし[yofukashi], 夜型[yorugata]: to stay up late, a night owl
2020/8/11
"夜更かし" is a noun that means "to stay up late". It is used to describe situations in which you do something until late at night. ...