Japan - from Asahi to Zen Traditional terms, and a pop culture
glossary through the eyes of a raw gaijin. Glosary Index
 Mail Me            Home   Gagaku,   Gaijin,   Gaijin Card,  
Gaijin Groupie,   Gaikokujin,   Garbage,   Gardens,   Geisha,  
Genji Monogatari,   Genkan,   Genki,   Geta,   Geza,   Girl
Hunter,   Go,   G.O.D.,   Godzilla,   Golden Pavillion,  
Graying of Japan,   GRO,   Gyaku Nanpa,   Gyaru  Traditional
court music, used for royal ceremonies and religious rites.  A
strange, smelly, often nasty creature, with peculiar eating
habits and bizzare mating rituals.    Gaijin must be watched at
all times, lest they do something bizzare and unthinkable.  The
literal translation of the Kanji characters is "outside"
"person", i.e. Foreigner.  As an English Teacher, one thing I
try to do is to teach my students common word-pairings:   
"heinous crime," "overwhealming majority" etc.    These are
called 'collocations' - words that go together.    Some common
collocations for 'gaijin'?    • abuna