Most recent Japanese word you've learned?

You know, I never really appreciated the genre until Spy x Family. Now I see it all over the place and it’s part of why I like some shows that I never realized.

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You should watch かくしごと <3

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Ooh, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll add it to my list. :+1:

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離陸・takeoff
着陸・landing

Detach land and arrive land. I like the logic of these

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町並み - townscape (like that word), street with shops, houses, etc.

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先手必勝 not really a word, but it’s a cool sxpression
“victory goes to the one who makes the first move”
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  1. try to guess if I read this in Attack on Titan or Takagi-san ↩︎

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発電所 (はつでんしょ) - Power plant

Picked up a lot of new ones from a news article today, but this was the most recent. I think it’s fun to say!

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糞餓鬼 (くそがき) first Japanese insult learned :joy:

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スズメ蜂 - hornet
遠心力 - centrifugal force

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漬物石 – It’s really 石 to use on 漬物, but honestly, I still don’t really get it.


Maybe I understand somewhat, but not really… Tsukemono - Wikipedia

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What don’t you get? I’ve used the things a fair few times, so maybe I can help :smile:

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- wooden or plastic planks for stepping onto when you take your shoes off

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下水げすい - sewage
下水道げすいどう - sewer
断片だんぺん - fragment

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Things the JLPT wants me to know :joy:
心室細動 - ventricular fibrillation
人工呼吸 - artificial respiration
ラクダ - camel
分母 - denominator (in a fraction)

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They also have some for use in front of the shower or bath. It’s sort of the barefoot transition area. We brought some back from japan.

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ぷくぷく - cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up

I saw it in an old Japanese game magazine describing a mount in a MMO lol.

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5分前行動 (or 5分前精神) - Behavior/Mentality of being ready 5 minutes in advance of any meeting or appointment so to be exactly on time.

Certainly good manners, but also kind of an intimidating phrase.

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すっきり simply, clearly
さっぱり (not) at all
はっきり clear, vivid, distinct

These have been giving me fits lately. I keep confusing them with each other. :joy:

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Only one of these can be used when coming out of the bathroom after dropping a massive load.

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どちだとははっきりいってくれますか?:wink:

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