かっこいい/かわいい熟語のリスト
A list of cool/cute Japanese compound words

  • 別腹(べつばら)→ (n.) having room for dessert even if one is full (lit. extra stomach)
  • 口寂しい(くちさびしい)→ (n.) the feeling of wanting to put something in one’s mouth (lit. mouth + lonely)
  • 食い違い(くいちがい)→ (n.) diverging or conflicting opinions (lit. eating + different)
  • 食い倒れ(くいだおれ)→ (n.) getting into debt by extravagance in food (lit. eating + bad debt/collapse)
  • 寝酒(ねさけ)→ (n.) night cap ⭐︎☽ (lit. sleep + alcohol)
  • 昼寝(ひるね)→ (n.) siesta, nap (lit. daytime + sleep)
  • 寝坊(ねぼう)→ (n.) late riser, sleepyhead (lit. sleep + someone who~)
  • 朝寝(あさね)→ (n./–suru v.) sleeping late in the morning (lit. morning + sleep)
  • 早起き(はやおき)→ (n.) early riser (lit. early + wake up)
  • 歩き回る(あるきまわる)→ (v.) walking about (lit. walk + turn)
  • 水遊び(みずあそび)→ (n.) splashing about (lit. water + play)
  • 長話(ながはなし)→ (n.) a long talk (lit. talk + long)
  • 話々(はなしばなし)→ (n.) small talk (lit. talk + talk)
  • 昔話(むかしばなし)→ (n.) legends, old tales, reminiscence (lit. olden days + talk)
  • 心強い(こころずよい)→ (–i adj.) reassuring, heartening (lit. heart + strong)
  • 猫好き(ねこずき)→ (n.) cat lover (lit. cat + like)
  • 猫舌(ねこじた)→ (n.) dislike of hot drinks or food (lit. cat + tongue)
  • 積ん読(つんどく)→ (n./–suru v.) buying books and not reading them (lit. pile up/stack + read)
  • 忘れ物(わすれもの)→ (n.) something you left behind, forgot (lit. forgot + thing)
  • 蛇足(だそく)→ (n.) useless addition, redundancy (lit. snake + legs) 
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