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Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

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You know where I can get me some of that white powder? shiroi kona ga te ni hairu toko wakaru
Cut me up a big, fat line.
omoikkishi futē rain o hītoite kure
Let’s go into the bathroom for a bump.
chotto toire itte snitte kukka
I’m not going to be in Japan long, so I don’t need you to hook me up with a dealer.
nihon ni wa nagaku iru tsumori wa nainde bainin no shōkai wa iranai
Are all Japanese comedians on coke? nihon no owarai san wa minna kōku yatten’no
CHAPTER 4
BODY JAPANESE
The Japanese ideal
nihonjin no risō
The Japanese ideal is a little different than the American ideal, but probably not all that different. I mean, in Africa they like girls with elongated labia, and in Europe I’ve heard it’s cool for guys to wear those weenie soccer shoes.
< HE/SHE HAS
…
kare/kanojo wa. . .
. . .a small head
. . .atama ga chīsai
. . .a slender face
. . .kao ga hosoi
. . .round eyes
. . .kurikuri me
. . .a short torso and long legs
. . .dōtan chōsoku
. . .a good figure
. . .sutairu ga ī
 
< HE/SHE IS
…
kare/kanojo wa. . .
. . .cute (guys and girls, but mostly girls)
. . .kawaī
. . .pretty (girls)
. . .kirei
. . .beautiful (girls)
. . .utsukushī
. . .hot (guys) or cool (girls)
. . .kakko ī
. . .stylish
. . .oshare
. . .popular with the opposite sex
. . .mote mote
. . .hip
. . .iketeru

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