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Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2010 - nest0r - 2010-11-17
It's that time of year again! From the always awesome Pink Tentacle.
http://pinktentacle.com/2010/11/top-60-popular-japanese-wordsphrases-of-2010/
"Publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha has released its annual list of the 60 most popular Japanese expressions of the year. The words and phrases (listed below in random order) reflect some of the trends, political developments, events and people that captured the attention of the Japanese media in 2010. From this list, a panel of judges will select the year's 10 trendiest expressions and announce the results in early December."
Previous years:
http://pinktentacle.com/2009/11/top-60-japanese-words-phrases-of-2009/
http://pinktentacle.com/2008/11/top-60-popular-japanese-words-phrases-of-2008/
http://pinktentacle.com/2007/11/top-60-japanese-buzzwords-of-2007/
Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2010 - gyuujuice - 2010-11-17
Not very usable sadly. I don't think those would come up very often in a conversation.
Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2010 - kainzero - 2010-11-17
gyuujuice Wrote:Not very usable sadly. I don't think those would come up very often in a conversation.You never know.
I met some Japanese people from UCLA and we had to explain a lot of slang. Like "metrosexual."
It may also cause confusion. My friend said "Bah, humbug," and they were surprised and said "What? Hamburger?"
Plus I think I made heads turn in Japan when I would talk in English and all of a sudden say AKB48. Hmm.