カテゴリー: Japanese Slang

そんでもって

SONDEMOTTE

and (so); (and) then; because of which; on top of that

そこら辺

SOKORAHEN

hereabouts; around there; somewhere in that area; in that vicinity

おっきい

OKKII

big; large; great (childlike/casual form of 大きい)

あいつら

AITSURA

they; those guys; those fellows (informal, often contemptuous)

やめろ

YAMERO

stop it; quit it; cut it out

やばい

YABAI

dangerous / amazing (slang)

マジ

MAJI

seriously; for real (slang)

イケメン

IKEMEN

good-looking guy; handsome man

微妙

BIMYOU

subtle; so-so; not quite right

アホ

AHO

fool; idiot; stupid (Kansai dialect)

デブ

DEBU

fat person; chubby; overweight

こいつ

KOITSU

this guy; this person; this one (informal, can be contemptuous)

くたばる

KUTABARU

to drop dead; to kick the bucket; to die (crude/vulgar); to be exhausted

バラす

BARASU

to expose (a secret); to dismantle; to disassemble; to kill (slang)

やつら

YATSURA

they; those guys; those people (informal, often contemptuous)

ぶちぎれ

BUCHIGIRE

snapping with rage; blowing up; going ballistic

チンピラ

CHINPIRA

small-time punk; low-level thug; hoodlum; young yakuza lackey

すっごい

SUGGOI

super amazing; incredibly (colloquial intensified form of すごい)

ミーハー

MIIHAA

trendy person; someone who chases fads; easily influenced by popularity

へたくそ

HETAKUSO

unskilled; clumsy; lousy at something; terrible (at a skill)

今一つ

IMAICHI

not quite right; not very good; somewhat lacking; falling short of expectations

つまんない

TSUMANNAI

boring; dull; uninteresting; not fun (colloquial contraction of つまらない)

すげー

SUGEE

awesome; incredible; amazing (very colloquial masculine form of すごい)

プー太郎

PUUTAROU

unemployed person; someone without a steady job; a freeloader or vagrant

成金

NARIKIN

nouveau riche; upstart; someone who has suddenly become wealthy but lacks refinement

下品

GEHIN

vulgar; crude; coarse; in poor taste

ちょっぴり

CHOPPIRI

a tiny bit; just a little; a smidgen

ぼったくり

BOTTAKURI

overcharging; ripping someone off; price gouging