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Japanese Slang
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms and expressions and a lot more, available in Japanese. Every effort has been made to keep it current and relevant, though of course older slang also remains in here for those who enjoy films, television, and books from years past. If you like anime or other modern Japanese entertainment or are planning to live, work, or travel in Japan, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
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うさんくさい
[うさんくさい, usan-kusai] suspicious, questionable; dubious; shady
牛の小便のよう
[うしのしょうべんのよう, ushi no shouben no you] long and drawn out
渦
[うず, uzu] crossfire
薄い唇に弁多し
[うすいくちびるにべんおおし, usui kuchibiru ni ben ooshi] a thin-lipped person often speaks eloquently
うすっぺら
[うすっぺら, usuppera] shallow person; superficial person
うすのろ
[うすのろ, usunoro] fool
嘘か真か
[うそかまことか, osu ka makoto ka] what do you know
嘘つき
[うそつき, uso-tsuki] liar; fibber
内弁慶
[うちべんけい, uchi-benkei] a warlord at home
内股
[うちまた, uchimata] pigeon-toed; knock-kneed (lit.: inward thighs)
打つ手
[うつて, utsu-te] options
腕
[うで, ude] skill, ability, capability
腕一本ど世を渡る
[うでいっぽんどよをわたる, ude ippon do yo o wataru] be fully self-supporting
腕が嘆く
[うでがなげく, ude ga nageku] itch for action; be itching for some action
腕組みをする
[うでぐみをする, udegumi o suru] fold one’s arms
腕にひねるをかける
[うでにひねるをかける, ude ni hineru o kakeru] strain every nerve
腕のある
[うでのある, ude no aru] capable, able
腕の人
[うでのひと, ude no hito] a person of ability
腕捲くりする
[うでまくりする, ude-makuri suru] roll up one’s sleeves
腕を組む
[うでをくむ, ude o kumu] fold one’s arms
うどの大木
[うどのだいぼく, udo no daiboku] big, useless fellow
うぬぼれた
[うぬぼれた, unuboreta] conceited; arrogant; obnoxous
鵜呑みにする
[うのみにする, unomi ni suru] swallow whole; accept something complete
姥外
[うばがい, ubagai] old vagina (lit.: old-woman shellfish)
の小便
[うまのしょうべん, uma no shouben] long piss (lit.: horse pissing)
海のものとも山のものともつかない
[うみのものともやまのものともつかない (umi no mono tomo yama no mono tomo tsukanai, umi no mono tomo yama no mono tomo tsukanai] something unclear or unresolved
裏社会
[うらしゃかい, ura-shakai] underworld
裏帳簿
[うらちょうぼ, ura-choubo] secret account
裏取引
[うらとりひき, ura-torihiki] secret deal
裏を言う
[うらをいう, ura o iu] speak ironically
瓜二つである
[うりふたつである, uri futatsu de aru] be like to peas in a pod; be the spitting image of
うるさい
[うるさい, urusai] quiet; be quiet; shut up
噂をすれば、影（がさす）
[うわさをすれば、かげ（がさす）, uwasa o sureba, kage (ga sasu)] speak of the devil
うわばみ
[うわばみ, uwabami] heavy drinker; boozer (lit.: python, boa, anaconda or other very large snake)
うんこ
[うんこ, unko] poop, poo-poo (used by babies and small children, or parents talking to babies or small children)
うんざりする
[うんざりする, unzari suru] be fed up with
うんち
[うんち, unchi] poop, poo-poo (used by babies and small children, or parents talking to babies or small children)
うんちんぐ
[うんちんぐ, unchingu] having a bowel movement (from ‘unchi,’ baby talk for having a bowel movement)
うんちんぐスタイル
[うんちんぐすたいる, unchingu sutairu] a crouching position used in downhill skiing (from ‘uchingu,’ having a bowel movement)