72 words
Japanese slang words
The everyday slang — words that carry tone rather than information.
- アガる agaru Mood: instantly lifted.
- アリ ari Yeah, that works.
- アツい atsui That's fire. Nothing to do with temperature.
- あざす azasu Thanks, but make it one breath.
- バグる baguru Glitching, like bad software.
- バイブス baibusu The vibes, imported and re-exported.
- バックレる bakkureru Vanished without a word.
- ビジュ biju The visuals are working today.
- ぼっち bocchi Alone, party of one.
- 秒で byoude Blink and it's done.
- チルい chirui Chill. Relaxed vibes.
- 大優勝 daiyuushou Winner wasn't a big enough word.
- ダサい dasai Uncool, and a bit try-hard.
- ドヤ顔 doya gao The well-were-you-impressed face.
- えぐい egui Insane. Brutal.
- フッ軽 fukkaru Says yes to anything, instantly.
- フレネミー furenemii The friend who is also the problem.
- 風呂キャン furo kyan Tonight's bath: cancelled.
- 普通に futsuu ni Honestly? Actually good.
- ガチ gachi For real. Seriously.
- ガチギレ gachi gire Not annoyed. Actually furious.
- ガン無視 gan mushi Ignored. Completely and on purpose.
- 顔面国宝 ganmen kokuhou That face should be state-protected.
- グダグダ gudaguda It all went shapeless.
- 逆に gyaku ni Flip it — hear me out.
- いじる ijiru Teasing someone to entertain the room.
- イキる ikiru Acting way tougher than they are.
- 陰キャ inkya Happiest at home, thanks.
- 一旦 ittan For now — we'll revisit.
- 地味に jimi ni Low-key, but it adds up.
- 蛙化 kaeruka Caught the ick, instantly.
- 解像度が高い kaizoudo ga takai High-definition thinking.
- 神 kami A god. Legendary.
- 神対応 kamitaiou Service so good it felt holy.
- キモい kimoi Gross — and it lands harder than it looks.
- キレ散らかす kire chirakasu Raging in every direction at once.
- きつい kitsui Rough. Physically, mentally, or both.
- こじらせる kojiraseru Overthinking yourself into knots.
- キャパ kyapa My personal bandwidth.
- マジ maji Wait — seriously?
- マウント maunto Flexing to sit above you.
- めっちゃ meccha Very — but with more force.
- メンブレ menbure Mental breakdown, small size.
- メンヘラ menhera Emotionally clingy, and knows it.
- 滅 metsu Too much feeling. I have been erased.
- なんなら nannara Actually, even more than that.
- なるはや naruhaya ASAP, but make it sound gentle.
- 猫かぶり neko kaburi Playing sweet in public.
- ノリ nori The energy you go along with.
- 鬼 oni Turns any word up to eleven.
- パクる pakuru Straight-up copied it.
- パリピ paripi Lives for the next party.
- ぽんこつ ponkotsu Useless, but endearing.
- レベチ rebechi On a whole different level.
- サボる saboru Skipping it. Quietly.
- 刺さる sasaru It hit me right there.
- シャバい shabai Weak. Lame. Not it.
- 社畜 shachiku Corporate livestock — said of yourself.
- しごでき shigodeki Frighteningly good at the job.
- シンプルに shinpuru ni Just plainly — no caveats.
- 塩対応 shiotaiou Polite, but ice cold.
- しょうもない shoumonai Utterly pointless — and that's the charm.
- 定時ダッシュ teiji dasshu Out the door the second the clock hits.
- てか teka Anyway — new subject.
- 天然 tennen Adorably off in their own world.
- とりま torima For now, whatever — let's just start.
- 豆腐メンタル toufu mentaru A heart the texture of tofu.
- うざい uzai Annoying, in a get-away-from-me way.
- ワンチャン wanchan Odds are low, but not zero.
- やばい yabai Amazing. Terrible. Insane.
- 陽キャ youkya Loud, sunny, always out.
- 優勝 yuushou Winner of my entire day.
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