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Japanese slang & trends:what the words really mean

What do “wwww,” 草 and iroke really mean in context?

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A dictionary can give you the center of a Japanese word while missing its temperature. Online laughter, aesthetic language and trend labels change meaning through tone, audience and the community using them.

These stories keep the Japanese wording close, separate a selected trend report from a national fact and show why the most literal translation is often the least useful one.

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