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ケチ vs. せこい vs. せつやく: Which Is Really Better?
【 : Which Is Really Better?】 The meaning of ケチ,せこい and 節約 properly. ケチ (kechi) Stingy / Cheap / Cheapskate ケチ can be used to describe a person who is stingy, cheap — a cheapskate, and so on. When it comes to money, they migh... -
How to Simply Use “Worry about ____” in Japanese for Beginners
【How to Use Simply "Worry about ____" in Japanese for Beginners】 When watching Japanese movies, anime, etc., have you heard of “くよくよ(kuyokuyo)”? There are a bunch of situations where くよくよ is used — but what does it mean? A... -
Simple Rule To Use “taikutsu” and “tsumaranai”
【Simple Rule To Use "taikutsu" and "tsumaranai"】 It is common sense to use 退屈 and つまらない. 退屈 (taikutsu) I'm bored because I have nothing to do. / Leisure 退屈(bored). ＼ Learn Japanese with a personal native teac... -
Most Popular Ways To Use しつこい and くどい
【Most Popular Ways To Use しつこい and くどい】 When hearing しつこい, do you have a positive image? Or a negative image? What about くどい? They are somewhat similar words, but quite different in meaning. Even though they are quite sim... -
A Complete Guide: tsumaranai and kudaranai
【A Complete Guide: つまらない and くだらない】 Have you heard about つまらない and くだらない? They sound pretty close, however, they are absolutely different from each other for natives. There are some cases that we feel つまらない abo... -
How Much Do You Really Know About “kureguremo”?
【"?】 If you want to tell something to someone from the bottom of your heart, what words do you usually put in a sentence, such as "本当に___?(zettai ni___?)" I’d say there are a lot of emphatic words you can use in sentences, however, ... -
5 Ways We Learned From ぎりぎり (almost,close)
【5 ways We Learned From ぎりぎり】 In Japanese, ぎりぎり has some meanings such as time-wise, distance-wise, money-wise as well. So that’s why a lot of people are confused on how to use ぎりぎり. So let me introduce how to use ぎりぎり ... -
The Perfect Guide To Use “kireru” and “okoru”?
【?】 If you get angry at someone, what kind of words in Japanese do you usually use? Is that "怒る. キレる (kireru) Go ape / Go nuts / Snap "キレる(kireru)" can be used the meaning that someone can’t stand something anymore and can’t co... -
How To Solve The Biggest Problems In Using あえて and わざと.
【】 I'd say many people can correctly use わざと, however, can you correctly use あえて depending on the situation? If you want to get more variety in your speaking, then I would recommend you learn あえて as well. So in this article, l... -
How To Use “ikinari”, “kyū ni” and “totsuzen” The Right Way
【" and "totsuzen" The Right Way】 I'd say some people don't get the nuance of these words, いきなり(ikinari), 急(totsuzen) because all can be translated to "Suddenly". And I'd say you would quite often hear these words from na...
