It's a bit of a vague question: all "versatility of Fuck" jokes aside, the word is not that versatile: it is merely a very common interjection that has come to fit with pretty much any existing sentence, but it …

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Aug 1, 2017 · Trump is the Abe of the West / Fuck yeah! (maybe you're goddamn right would be a better English response here, but the sentiment remains) トランプは欧米の安部 / それ！ 完全にそれ！ In …

The reason it's matched in translation with English words like 'shit' (and 'fuck' when used as a frustrated exclamation) is because Japanese simply has nothing that's a closer equivalent - くそ appears in the …

Oct 9, 2021 · Actually, my point is, if Japanese were to have a word like "fuck", then this word would have become a swear word in daily conversation. Since Japanese people use くそ and other …

Aug 3, 2023 · ニューハーフ is an obsolete word that was used mainly in the 80's when no one knew the terms like trans or LGBT. If you used it today, I suppose most people would interpret it as a joke first …

May 11, 2019 · What is (or are) the most common and natural way of saying "to pee" and "to poop". And a follow up question might be if there are any connotations in realtionship to keigo.

While in English, the word "gaijin" is far more common than "gaikokujin", I've heard that in Japanese 外人がいじん has been replaced by 外国人がいこくじん for reasons of political correctness. What …

Edit: I suppose it could depend on the mindset. Even though no single English letter looks like anything, when I was a child, I would always think ""C" looks like a smile" or ""E" Looks like teeth." Perhaps …

Nov 11, 2013 · i was playing Katahane last night, in it Light and Wakaba refer to their mother as Kaa-san while Light refers to Wakaba (his older sister) as Nee-san and when meeting with Rien he says for …