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Abunai (危ない/あぶない) is a word that Japanese learners should memorize during the early stage of studying, meaning dangerous. But in everyday conversation, young Japanese generations often use Yabai (やばい) instead of Abunai to mean...
Kusa (草), originally meaning grass or weed, is a word sometimes seen in the names of Wagashi (和菓子: traditional Japanese confections), like Kusa Daifuku (草大福) or Kusa Mochi (草餅). As guessed from it, the...
Miso (みそ/味噌) reminds many people of a brown seasoning paste used in Japanese cooking, typically made from soybeans fermented with salt and koji. But do you know the Japanese word has three other meanings,...
The word Saiaku (最悪) may remind some Japanese learners of Gokuaku (極悪), whose literal meaning is Extremely Bad. As I wrote in the previous post, we often use Saiaku and Saitei (最低) the same...
Sometimes interchangeably used, Saitei (最低) and Saiaku (最悪) are both Japanese phrases that describe stuff that is not good and is low-degree. The pair may remind some readers of my post about Saikou (最高)...
Happy New Year, Everyone! 2023 has finally come! As almost every Japanese household does, this year too, my family had Ozoni and Osechi Ryori (おせち料理) at breakfast on New Year’s Day/元日 and today/January 2nd in a...
Today is December 29th, and we have only two days left this year. The last pivotal event is Oomisoka (大晦日), or New Year’s Eve, followed by Ganjitsu (元日) or Gantan (元旦). Ganjitsu (元日) vs....
Christmas Eve has arrived, and tomorrow is Christmas Day! Every year, as the event approaches, I hear various songs from TV and radio shows. But I wondered, what are the all-time most-listened or most-loved...
