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かっこいい／かわいい熟語のリスト A list of cool/cute Japanese compound words

別腹（べつばら）→ (n.) having room for dessert even if one is full (lit. extra stomach)

口寂しい（くちさびしい）→ (n.) the feeling of wanting to put something in one’s mouth (lit. mouth + lonely)

食い違い（くいちがい）→ (n.) diverging or conflicting opinions (lit. eating + different)

食い倒れ（くいだおれ）→ (n.) getting into debt by extravagance in food (lit. eating + bad debt/collapse)

寝酒（ねさけ）→ (n.) night cap ⭐︎☽ (lit. sleep + alcohol)

昼寝（ひるね）→ (n.) siesta, nap (lit. daytime + sleep)

寝坊（ねぼう）→ (n.) late riser, sleepyhead (lit. sleep + someone who~)

朝寝（あさね）→ (n./–suru v.) sleeping late in the morning (lit. morning + sleep)

早起き（はやおき）→ (n.) early riser (lit. early + wake up)

歩き回る（あるきまわる）→ (v.) walking about (lit. walk + turn)

水遊び（みずあそび）→ (n.) splashing about (lit. water + play)

長話（ながはなし）→ (n.) a long talk (lit. talk + long)

話々（はなしばなし）→ (n.) small talk (lit. talk + talk)

昔話（むかしばなし）→ (n.) legends, old tales, reminiscence (lit. olden days + talk)

心強い（こころずよい）→ (–i adj.) reassuring, heartening (lit. heart + strong)

猫好き（ねこずき）→ (n.) cat lover (lit. cat + like)

猫舌（ねこじた）→ (n.) dislike of hot drinks or food (lit. cat + tongue)

積ん読（つんどく）→ (n./–suru v.) buying books and not reading them (lit. pile up/stack + read)

忘れ物（わすれもの）→ (n.) something you left behind, forgot (lit. forgot + thing)

蛇足（だそく）→ (n.) useless addition, redundancy (lit. snake + legs)  ˉ̶̡̭̭ ( ´͈ ᗨ `͈ ) ˉ̶̡̭̭

Japanese Vocabulary : Using your phone in Japanese

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This list is not complete, I will update it from time to time when I can ! Please note that I’m using a Samsung Galaxy S7 and  there might be slight differences depending on the phone you have.

I will not put the terms written in katakana, as 1) you should know them 2) their meaning is usally easy to guess since most of the time they’re english words.

PS : If you’re learning French, note that there are quite a few words / expressions that are abbreviated ! 

PS2 : Also note that I put my phone back in English and French to get the best translations, but some words are “computer terms” so please check before using them in another context :)

I hope this will be useful :) 

Cette liste n’est pas complète, je la mettrai à jour quand je pourrai! Prenez en compte le fait que j’utilise un Samsung Galaxy S7, donc il se peut qu’il y ait quelques différences avec d’autres téléphones.

Je ne mettrai pas les termes écrits en katakana : 1) vous devriez les connaître 2) si vous comprenez l’anglais leur sens est normalement simple à trouver, sinon il suffit d’aller chercher la signification (ce qui est bien plus facile que de chercher des kanjis qu’on ne connait pas…) 

PS : J’ai remis mon téléphone en anglais et en français pour avoir la meilleure traduction, mais faîtes attention car certains mots sont des termes réservés à l’électronique et pourraient ne pas fonctionner dans un autre contexte ! 

ロックを解除(かいじょ)するには、スワイプしてください : Swipe screen to unlock / Faîtes glisser votre doigt sur l’écran pour déverrouiller.

機内(きない)モード : Airplane mode / Mode hors-ligne

省電力(しょうでんりょく) : Power saving / Eco. énergie

縦画面(たてがめん) : Portrait / Portrait 

自動回転(じどうかいてん) : Auto rotate / Rotation auto. 

位置情報(いちじょうほう) : Location / Position

全(すべ)て消去(しょうきょ) : Clear all / Effac. tout

通知設定(つうちせってい) : Notification setting / Param. notif. 

電卓 (でんたく) : Calculator / Calculatrice

翻訳 (ほんやく) Translate / Traduction 

連絡先 (れんらくさき) Contacts / Contacts

時計 (とけい) Clock / Horloge

電話 (でんわ) Phone / Téléphone

予約 (よやく) Schedule (a message) / Programmer (un message)

削除 (さくじょ) Delete / Supprimer 

画像 (がぞう) Pictures / Photos 

検索 (けんさく) Search / Rechercher 

編集(へんしゅう) Edit / Modifier 

全てを朗読(ろうどく)にする Mark all as read / Tout marquer comme lu 

保護(ほご)メッセージ Locked messages / Messages verrouillés 

お問(と)い合(あ)わせ Contact us / Nous contacter 

履歴(りれき) Recents / Récents

作成(さくせい) Compose / Rédiger 

番号 (ばんごう) Number / Numéro

入力 (にゅうりょく) Enter (a text) / Rédiger 

共有 (きゅうゆう) Share / Partager 

追加 (ついか) Add / Ajouter 

非表示 (ひひょうじ) Hide / Masquer 

貼(は)り付(つ)け Paste / Coller 

作 (さく) Notes / Notes (Tumblr, Instagram…)  

保存 (ほぞん) Save / Enregistrer

October/Halloween Vocabulary 十月とハロウィーン

十月: じゅうがつ (juugatsu) - October/ month 10

十月十日: とつきとおか (totsukitooka) - babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year’s Day/ normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

秋: あき (aki) - autumn/ fall

草枯れ: くさがれ (kusagare) - autumn/ withering of the grass

秋日: しゅうじつ (shuujitsu) - autumn day/ autumn

紅葉: こうよう (kouyou) - autumn colors/ leaves changing color/ leaves turning red/ red leaves/ leaves turning yellow/ yellow leaves

紅葉: もみじ (momiji) - (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)/ venison

秋季: しゅうき (shuuki) -  autumn season

秋風: あきかぜ (akikaze) - autumn breeze

秋色: しゅうしょく (shuushoku) - autumn scenery

紅葉狩り: もみじがり (momijigari) - autumn-leaf viewing

オカルティック (okarutikku) - occult/ spooky/ eerie

気味悪い: きみわるい (kimiwaru) - unpleasant/ uncomfortable/ creepy/ spooky

お化けの話: おばけのはなし (obakenohanashi) - spooky tale/ ghost story

物の怪: もののけ (mononoke) - (vengeful) ghost/ specter/ spectre

鬼: おに (oni) - oni, ogre, demon/ spirit of a deceased person/ ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)

魔: ま (ma) - demon/ devil/ evil spirit/ evil influence/ someone who habitually performs some negative act

魔女: まじょ (majo) - witch

南瓜: かぼちゃ (kabocha) - pumpkin (Cucurbita species)/ squash

お菓子: おかし (okashi) - confections/ sweets/ candy

キャンディ (kyandi) - candy

コスプレショー ( kosupuresho) - costume party

コスチュームプレー (kosuchu-mupure-) - cosplay/ period drama, costume drama, costume play

- Is there anything else to say? -

by Pedro Gabriel

London, January 2016.

i need someone to read me a language textbook like a bedtime story every night

random word of the day

落ち葉 (おちば) • fallen leaves