Not strange, just funny the level is backwards. It reminds me of when Leebo reset from 60 to 06
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綜合 or 総合 - そうごう - synthesis, coordination, putting together
Me and the Taiwanese restaurants again… I thought, if I pick the option that is not 肉 and not 魚, it must clearly be a vegetarian dish 
Oh boy…
As I kind of expected when I checked the kanji (after ordering…), it was pork and chicken.
BTW, the last entry in the left column of the menu says 木瓜. While in Japanese this word describes the Japanese quince, in Chinese it actually stands for papaya - very plausible indeed 
And to top this all off, Google tells me that in German the papaya tree also goes by the name “melon tree” 
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I will start writing on this thread daily (mostly as a reminder to myself to put my new words in a list ! ). (I’m keeping away from translations… sorry)
- 酩酊
- ほろ酔い
- 余暇
- 個人差
- 適正
- ショートスリーパー
- ロングスリーパー
- 大正解
- 陽気
- 陰気
- 斜面
- へっちゃら
- 摩訶不思議
- 格闘技
Source: (2:00-5:15)
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寝正月 - ねしょうがつ
When you just chill out at home during the New Years holidays (and presumably enjoy some rest).
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丫 - あげまき (an old time-y hairstyle, usually written as 揚巻)
My phone didn’t even want to let me put in 丫
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懲り懲り - bitter experience; learning from a bad experience; having had enough (of something unpleasant); having had a bellyful; being sick and tired (of something); being fed up
重ね重ね - repeatedly; frequently; over and over; time and time again, exceedingly; sincerely; very much
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運び屋（はこびや）：courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
「運び屋」したら人生終わりだ！
Looking through old photos again, amazed at how much I’ve learned.
That woman in the middle is very disappointed in you.
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I think this should be 少年 instead
風船 wind boat = balloon
this is one of those like 手首 that made me laugh when I saw it for how much sense it makes in a strange way
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Yes it should.
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白状するはくじょうする
(a) confession; (an) admission;
▸ 自分の罪をすっかり警察に白状する
To confess one’s crime fully to the police
#Ghosn #警察に白状しない
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コイバナ [ or 恋バナ]
I heard it when I went out drinking with a group of Japanese friends. It came up in conversation because they asked me how to say コイバナ in English, but I didn’t know [and now don’t think there is such a word]. It seems to mean a conversation about gossip/romance relating to who likes who/ who’s dating who etc.
Looking up this word in Jisho didn’t give a great answer; so I tried in a Japanese-Japanese dictionary and got 恋愛に関する話題のこと。「友達と恋バナで盛り上がる] - this is very commiserate with my friends’ explanation.
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手術 - しゅじゅつ - surgery
While rewatching Galaxy Express 999 noticed the kanji on a sign reading: 手術中
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I think that’s しゅじゅつ 
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Haha derp. Yeah. Fixed. 
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水の泡 - coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
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my dictionary gives a Japanese meaning as…
コイバナ: 若者語で，「恋の話」の略。恋バナ。恋ばな。
A shortened word of 恋の話 to become 恋バナ used by younger people.
I like to know native expressions.
I have one for you…
ヤンキー ＋ 車 ＝ ヤン車
If you don’t know these words just google it! lol
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Oh cool, good one I know ヤンキー but I haven’t heard ヤンキー車 before; but I can imagine it lol. Is 車 read as くるま or しゃ? I guessed くるま but thought I’d double check
One of my newest WaniKani verbs:
役に立つ — to be useful
I even heard it in an episode of Death Note today and understood it without the help of the subtitles! (I’ve been watching the show subtitled with friends.)
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I’d bet it’s しゃ. When used in a compound like that it’s usually しゃ. Like 痛車 (いたしゃ)
Edit: I was right: 「ヤン車(ヤンしゃ)」の意味や使い方 わかりやすく解説 Weblio辞書
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