先延ばし[saki nobashi]: procrastination
2020/6/3
It is a noun and it means "procrastination". It is used when you put off something that has to be done because it is unpleasant ...
いまいち[imaichi]: not quite
2020/6/2
It is an adverb and it means "not quite". It is used when describing a situation in which something could be better or when you ...
水臭い[mizu kusai]: be reserved
2020/6/1
It is an adjective and it means "to be reserved". It is used to describe a person who is familiar to you but who tends ...
臭い[kusai]: smell/be hammy
2020/5/31
It is an adjective and it means "to smell". It has other interesting meanings and they are commonly used. The first meaning is "to be ...
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 ...