Most recent Japanese word you've learned?

ぽたぽた (as in) moving slowly
I just learned it while playing FLOWERS on switch last night. :blush:
I’m dyslexic so I have a terrible time with onomatopoeias lol

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躊躇ためら
躊躇ちゅうちょ

Hesitation, indecision
あれこれ考えて迷う
あれこれ迷って決められないこと

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From playing the first case of the original Ace Attorney: 置き時計

It’s specifically a clock you would place on something, as opposed to a watch. And it’s pronounced おきどけい. I love that.


You and me both. I have no excuse, but onomatopoeia are just really tough!

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Like a mouse (鼠) that roars?

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いびき

snore

I saw this on a Japanese program about sleep problems.

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Just recently learned ゆったり
It can mean

1. Comfortable, easy, relaxed
     e.g. ゆったりした時間 A relaxing time

and it can refer to clothes

2. Loose, spacious (of course it can also mean relaxed clothing too)
     e.g. ゆったりワンピ  Loose dress

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A related word with pretty much the same meaning is ゆっくり, although I don’t think ゆっくり can refer to clothing.

今の仕事がちょっと安定したらゆっくりする

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Good question. I always thought ゆっくり refers to the way of doing things - slowly, leisurely :slight_smile:

学歴難民 - overqualified person (who can’t find a job, cause of too high qualifications)

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お冠(おかんむり)- a bad temper or a bad mood

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腕が立つ - talented, able (standing on arms? :joy: )
水面下 - underwater, but also “behind the scenes” (in secrecy)

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星空 - starry sky

i’ve had the Your Lie theme stuck in my head for a while, and it clicked after learning the vocab reading for star today (ほし) : )

突拍子もない - とっぴょうしもない
meaning something crazy, like psychedelic fever dream crazy.

自己防衛 - じこぼうえい
self-defense

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I mean, you gotta have skills to handstand, right?

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Burping in onomatopoeia is the same sound as frogs according to at least one person ケロケロゲロゲロ

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面従腹背(めんじゅうふくはい) - pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

Appears in season 1 of Code Geass

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はれんち
破廉恥 shameless, infamous, disgraceful
from Chanmina’s new song ハレンチ :black_heart:

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決闘 けっとう duel
愛刀 あいとう prefered sword ( can be related to bushido as the prefered sword for the samurai )

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あてにげ
当て逃げ
Hit and run

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一人前 - coming of age (interesting reading overall: いちにんまえ)
As an expression: 一人前になる

EDIT: fixed so it’s clearer what I meant

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