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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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ワーホリ
[わーほり, waahori] a visa arrangement to let young people from certain countries take short-term jobs in Japan and young Japanese to do the same in the partner countries
ワイとキック
[わいときっく, waito kikku] the dead silence after a joke falls flat
若はげ
[わかはげ, waka-hage] premature balding (lit: young balding)
わくわくする
[わくわくする, waku waku suru] be excited; be aflutter
鷲鼻
[わしっぱな, washippana] hooked nose (lit.: eagle nose; not common among Japanese, but used in reference to Europeans)
ワッペン
[わっぺん, wappen] a badge or insignia
わでん
[わでん, waden] telephone (student slang; n.b.: inverted form of ‘denwa’)
わな
[わな, wana] setup, trap, trick
わなを仕掛ける
[わなをしかける, wana o kakeru] set a trap
笑いもん
[わらいもん, waraimon] laughing stock (lit.: laughing thing/person)
わりかし
[わりかし, warikashi] relatively; somewhat
割りに合う
[わりにあう, wari ni au] pay; pay for
割りのいい
[わりのいい, wari no ii] lucrative; profitable; paying
割りを食う
[わりをくう, wari o kuu] turn out badly for; be disadvantageous to someone
悪
[わる, waru] wicked individual
割れ目ちゃん
[われめちゃん, wareme-chan] vagina (lit.: little crack)
ワン
[わん, wan] first base; kissing (lit.: one)
ワンウェー瓶
[わんうぇーびん, wanuee bin] non-returnable bottle
わんざ
[わんざ, wanza] in droves; swarms; thronging
ワンパターン
[わんぱたーん, wanpataan] stereotyped; predictable; in a rut (lit.: one pattern, from English)
ワンマン
[わんまん, wan-man] tyrant; boss (someone who has absolute control and authority in a given situation)
ワンレン
[わんれん, wanren] hair that is one length