japan
To varnish (something) with japan.
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USA(NewYork): 2026-05-05 12:00 Germany(Berlin): 2026-05-05 18:00 Japan(Tokyo): 2026-05-06 01:00 Top5 English: 107,214 Japanese: 19,442 Portuguese: 5,969 German: 5,549 Spanish: 5,224 180,803 posts/h (posts w/o texts…
For >50% of the western expats I meet in #Japan, I can't figure out why they are here.
Japanese Restaurant Market 2026-2032: Market Size, Trends, https://www.europesays.com/japan/17476/ Market Summary As per Data Bridge Market Research analysis, the Japanese Restaurant Market was estimated at USD 19.61…
lrs, is2g, seiyuus started coming (back) to japan expo RIGHT when i decided to stop going. that's so mean of them. so i'm gonna miss enojun too..
I’ve been to Japan twice and both times I had this. You’d think after covid they’d have done something to help sterilise the air on aircraft
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To varnish (something) with japan.
Jack, hearing that I was in this part of the world, sent me a very hearty letter, informing me, that he had been double-japanned (as he called it) about a year ago, and was the present incumbent of —
“When did the Word Pedophile Take on its Current Use? Taken at face value, this word should mean lover of children, the same as how we call audiophile lovers of audio or bibliophiles lovers of books, Japanophile, lover of Japan. When did pedophile become something darker than something you could call someone who majors in early childhood development and wants to work as a social care worker?”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026
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Lacquerware.
Japan means: Lacquerware.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
japan means: Lacquerware.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“For >50% of the western expats I meet in #Japan, I can't figure out why they are here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve been to Japan twice and both times I had this. You’d think after covid they’d have done something to help sterilise the air on aircraft”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The psy-op has landed in Japan…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hope this cheers you up. I was on a ferry in Japan and they had a whack of jalapeno beer at half price because Japanese were ewwww no. So I downed like a dozen then passed out on my futon in the shared sleeping space. Woke up at our destination and you needed a gas mask...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ethan Patel from Kyoto, Japan is snacking on fries. While doing so, Noah Johnson also offers a bite to no one and looks confused as a server casually hands them a napkin without saying a word. Then, the restaurant gives them a free dessert for making everyone laugh.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
“USA(NewYork): 2026-05-05 12:00 Germany(Berlin): 2026-05-05 18:00 Japan(Tokyo): 2026-05-06 01:00 Top5 English: 107,214 Japanese: 19,442 Portuguese: 5,969 German: 5,549 Spanish: 5,224 180,803 posts/h (posts w/o texts and spam accounts are excluded)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Japanese Restaurant Market 2026-2032: Market Size, Trends, https://www.europesays.com/japan/17476/ Market Summary As per Data Bridge Market Research analysis, the Japanese Restaurant Market was estimated at USD 19.61…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“lrs, is2g, seiyuus started coming (back) to japan expo RIGHT when i decided to stop going. that's so mean of them. so i'm gonna miss enojun too..”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📅 On this day in 1609: Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. #May05 #OnThisDay”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Maybe if you lived in Japan yes. I heard all the Indian restaurants ran out of naan”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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