Japanese Slang Volume 3

Term: "Awaseru Kao Ga Nai"
Definition: To be extremely ashamed.
Use It: After you have really screwed up.

Term: "Watari Ni Fune"
Definition: Saved the day!
Use It: When you jumped in at the right moment.

Term: "Onobori San"
Definition: Country Bumpkin
Use It: To describe someone from the sticks.

Term: "Happo Bijin"
Definition: Trying to please everyone.
Use It: To describe a two faced person.

Term: "Kao Ga Hiroi"
Definition: To be widely known.
Use It: If you say a name and everyone knows who it is, use this phrase.

Term: "Ashi Wo Arau"
Definition: Start over.
Use It: When you've decided to clean up your act.

Term: "Nakitsura Ni Hachi"
Definition: When it rains, it pours.
Use It: When you've been getting a lot of bad breaks.

Term: "Haippari Dako"
Definition: Mr. or Ms. Popularity.
Use It: To describe the one everyone wants to know.

Term: "Tatsu Tori Ata Wo Nigosazu"
Definition: End it on a good note.
Use It: When the break up was clean.

Term: "Onaji Ana No Mujina"
Definition: Partners in crime.
Use It: To describe your best bud.

Term: "Neko Mo, Shakushi Mo"
Definition: Everyone and his brother.
Use It: To tell everyone how many people your ex slept with.

Term: "Mizu Shoubai"
Definition: A shady business.
Use It: To refer to a girl you've seen working at a love hotel.

Term: "Suna Wo Kamu You"
Definition: A dull life.
Use It: To talk about life without a good lover.

Term: "Onaji Kama No Meishi Wo Kutta"
Definition: Been through a lot together.
Use It: When your lover & you have lasted through it all.

Term: "Kouin Ya No Gotoshi"
Definition: Time Flies.
Use It: When you're having fun.

Term: "Onna San Nin Yoreba Kashimashii"
Definition: Women gossip too much!
Use It: Don't use this one either.

Term: "Ni No Ashi Wo Fumu"
Definition: Having second thoughts.
Use It: A good way to let others know you're hesitant.

Term: "Ishin Deshin"
Definition: Wordless understanding.
Use It: When you are literally finishing someone's sentences.

Term: "Mizu Ni Nagasu"
Definition: Forgive and forget.
Use It: When you decide to let bygones be bygones.

Term: "Uri Futatsu"
Definition: Two peas in a pod.
Use It: To describe the the cutest couple you know.

Term: "Takane No Hana"
Definition: Out of your league.
Use It: To describe the princess at the bar.

Term: "Ana Ga Attara Hairitai"
Definition: I want to crawl in a hole and die.
Use It: When everyone laughs at your new dance moves.

Term: "Ushirogami Wo Hikareru Omoi"
Definition: Feeling supreme reluctance.
Use It: When your contemplating getting on the dance floor again.

Term: "Abata Mo Ekubo"
Definition: Pimples look like dimples.
Use It: When love is blind.

Term: "Mushi No Iki"
Definition: Almost dead.
Use It: When you know the relationship has gone south.

Term: "Hachi No Su Wo Tsutsuita You"
Definition: Unbelievibly chaotic and frenzied.
Use It: To describe the scene at Tokyo's new night club.

Term: "Chan Pon"
Definition: Ka-Boom! (as in an explosion)
Use It: If you're mixing some very lethal drinks.

Term: "Baka Wa Shinanakya Naoranai"
Definition: Once a fool, always a fool.
Use It: We all know someone like this.

Term: "Asameshi Mae"
Definition: A piece of cake!
Use It: When someone asks you if you have a chance with the cute girl.

Term: "Ju Nin Toiro"
Definition: Different strokes for different folks.
Use It: When defending your kinky side!