優柔不断[yuujyuufudan]: be indecisive
2020/9/22
It is a four-character idiom that means “to be indecisive“. It is used to describe an indecisive person. It is often used to express your ...
腑に落ちる[fu ni ochiru]: make sense
2020/9/20
It is an idiom that means “to make sense“. It is used to express that something feels right to you. The synonym for “腑に落ちる“ is ...
甲斐がある[kai ga aru]: it's worth
2020/9/19
“甲斐がある“ is a phrase that means "it’s worth". It is placed after a verb and it is used to express an effort that deserves the ...
どんなに～ても[donnani ~temo]: no matter how
2020/9/17
It is a phrase and it means "no matter how". It is used to say that something is always true or something doesn’t change, whatever ...
とはいえ[towa ie]: having said that
2020/9/16
It is a conjunction that means “having said that“. It is used to say contradictory things about what has just been said. “そうは言っても“ has the ...
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 ...
とか[toka]: etc/things like that
2020/9/14
It has two meanings. The first is “and/or/etc“ and it is used to mention similar items with something or to give examples. It is interchangeable ...
という(言う)[to iu]: be called/it means/that
2020/9/13
It has two meanings. The first is “be called“ and it is used to say what someone/something is called. The second is “it means/that“ and ...
ぽい[poi]: -ish/-like
2020/9/12
It is slang and a suffix that means “-ish/-like“. It is put before a noun, an adjective or a verb. It is used to say ...
なんて[nante]: such/what/how
2020/9/11
There are two types of “なんて”. The first is derived from “などと”. It means “such“ and it is used to emphasize the noun that is ...