Just a little Japanese

“Kishoi” is often used by young people, but it was originally used in daily conversations in the Kansai region.
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If you like and watch Japanese TV shows, animes, movies, comics, or use SNSs or the like, you may have heard the word ...

“Sugoi（すごい：凄い）” is a word that is often used at any time, in any situation, regardless of age or gender.

You ca ...

“Yokatta（よかった）” means “that was good,” but if the word becomes “yokattaRA（よかったら）”, it becomes a different meaning.

Has anyone asked you a question?

“Oikutsu desu ka?”

If you don’t like it, answer it.

“Otsukaresama”
“Ostukaresama desu”
“Otsukaresama desita”

Japanese people say the phrases above in many ...

“Itadakimasu （いただきます：頂きます）”

This is a Japanese greeting before a meal.
For example, it is like a prayer tha ...

In 2010, the word “ikumen” spread to Japan after the “ikumen project” advocated by the then Minister of Labor.
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What is the Japanese the word “dondake (どんだけ)” ?
Don’t you think it’s a funny-sounding word?

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When browsing Japanese Internet bulletin boards or SNSs, we often encounter the words “abo-n（あぼーん）” or “abon（あぼん）”.