弱る[yowaru]: weaken/not knowing what to do
2020/8/31
Do you usually use “疲れる“ or “元気がない“ when you’re tired? Have you heard of “弱る“? [tsukareru][genki ga nai][yowaru] “弱る“ is a verb that has two ...
擦れ違う[surechigau]: pass/miss each other/talk pass each other
2020/8/30
It is a verb that has three uses. The first is “to pass”. It is used to describe situations in which someone/something goes past something ...
困る[komaru]: not knowing what to do/be bothered/struggle with
2020/8/29
It is a verb that has three meanings. The first meaning is “not knowing what to do”. It is used to describe situations in which ...
ぶる/ぶり[buru/buri]: pretend
2020/8/28
Have you heard of ”～ぶる” such as ”知ったかぶる”, ”大人ぶる”, ”いい人ぶる”etc? ”ぶる” is a suffix that is used after a noun, an adjective and an adjective ...
甘い[amai]: be sweet/be over-optimistic
2020/8/26
It is an adjective that has two meanings. The first meaning is ”to be sweet”. It is used to express the pleasant taste of sugar, ...
ばかり[bakari]: only/nothing but
2020/8/25
”ばっか”, ”ばっかり” and ”ばっかし” are colloquial expressions for ”ばかり”. They are adverbial particles that mean “only/nothing but”. They are used to show that there is ...
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 ...
しつこい[shitsukoi]: be heavy/insistent
2020/8/23
It is an adjective. It has two meanings and they are always used in a negative way. The first meaning is “to be heavy“. It ...
ずっと[zutto]: much(better)/the whole time
2020/8/22
It is an adverb. The first meaning is “much(better)“. It is used to describe situations in which the amount/degree of something is larger than the ...
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 ...