カテゴリー: Japanese Pop Culture Words

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)

そっか

SOKKA

oh I see; ah right; is that so (casual acknowledgment or realization)

聖地巡礼

SEICHI JUNREI

anime pilgrimage; visiting real-world locations depicted in anime, manga, or games

プー太郎

PUUTAROU

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

推し

OSHI

one's favorite (idol, character, or person); the one you actively support and champion

二次元

NIJIGEN

2D; the two-dimensional world of anime and manga; fictional characters as opposed to real people

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

わくわく

WAKUWAKU

excited / thrilled / feeling of excited anticipation

ヤンキー

YANKII

Japanese delinquent / rebellious youth / yankee (Japanese subculture)

うける

UKERU

to find something funny / hilarious / that's so funny (slang)

特撮

TOKUSATSU

special effects / live-action genre using special effects

少年

SHOUNEN

young boy / youth / boy (ages roughly 7–18)

リア充

RIAJUU

someone living a fulfilling real-world life / someone who has it all (relationships, social life, hobbies)

連載

RENSAI

serialization / serial publication / to run in series

キモい

KIMOI

gross / creepy / disgusting / repulsive