Pink Tentacle brings us the yearly list of "Words of the Year" from Japan for 2009 translated to English. (You can see the Japanese here.) These are usually news-buzzwords and catchphrases used by popular comedians. We will see the top 10 chosen from this list announced next month. Click here for the complete list.

... other languages that offer a warning not to use swear words with just anyone or else you could be insulting the wrong person. Thus, when it comes to Japanese words, the rules of engagement for using Japanese ... = Clumsy Idiot If you are looking to talk about making love indirectly you can use words such as asoko (there), are (that) or nani (what). In a sentence, and directly translated you could ...

... for English vocabulary and grammar to "leak" into the Japanese language, resulting in some interesting new creations. In my last update I wrote ... Often the English-er suffix added to Japanese words to imply "a person who likes something," like ... manga-chikku (as "tic" is pronounced in Japanese, for phonetic reasons), meaning "just like something out of a manga story.& ...

Some people say that Japanese conversation is like a ping-pong match. You have exchanges of sentences and phrases that mix together, and as you continue studying Japanese, it becomes more difficult to keep up. If you learn frequently used, catchy, and current Japanese words and phrases you will not only develop your vocabulary but become more attuned to Japanese culture.

... is actually possible to make some sense out of the nonsensical language that you hear on Japanese movies, etc. With a little understanding of how the language works, you will be on your way to sounding just like those ... ;Yo-SHEE-da”. In English, stress tends to be placed on the second last syllable of longer words. Not so in Japanese. All syllables are spoken with equal strength and length. A ...

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... to learn for English speakers because it does not use the same script for reading and writing and also because it has few similar words with English. Spanish or French, on the other hand, use the same script as English and also ... can pick up a great number of words simply because they are very similar to the English equivalents. This means that learning Japanese is a little bit more tricky but I ...

... to learn for English speakers because it does not use the same script for reading and writing and also because it has few similar words with English. Spanish or French, on the other hand, use the same script as English and also ... can pick up a great number of words simply because they are very similar to the English equivalents. This means that learning Japanese is a little bit more tricky but I ...

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... , Roger. “Words Do Matter: A Note on Inappropriate Terminology and the Incarceration of the Japanese Americans.” in Louis Fiset and Gail Nomura, eds. Nikkei in the ... part is included in parts 1-4), click on: Words Do Matter: A Note on Inappropriate Terminology and the Incarceration of the Japanese Americans. Tagged: civil rights, Discover Nikkei, discovernikkei.org, euphemistic language ...

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... has entered another unexpected market with the release of a free Japanese input software. Reviews on the net hail it ... , WinAnthy, and other input systems. Google’s Japanese input can be used with Windows XP and later, as well as Mac computers. ... based on shortenings. If you speak Japanese, you know how often words are shortened. The Google Japanese software gives you the option of choosing the ...

... ;No way, I hate anything French!" Sacre-bleu! "Japanese sushi?" You love sushi, that's your favourite food! What ... is my stiletto knife I keep hidden near my ankle? Need... to... stab... someone... to... death!!! UGH... Then there are words that are particularly annoying when used wrongly and utterly frivolously, here are some of them: "Without much further ado..."; & ...

... to be carefree in attitude and comfortable in his own skin. His manner and words were refreshing. After he had the idea of our destination hotel, he asked  casually ...   reveal that Japan is among one of the most least religious countries. Are Japanese non-religious? Well, if you put this question in a different way, you are most likely to get different responses. Do you visit a shrine ...

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