October 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Playing in Japanese has been great practice bc it's for little babies so it's entirely in hiragana/katakana. But it's also fun to realise why some Pokemon things are the way they are - like Celadon Mansion was called that bc they mistranslated "manshon" when it should be more like Celadon Heights
Got hit with a sudden wave of nostalgia so I'm playing the original Pokemon Green...! It struck me that I never talk about Pokemon despite it being up there with Sailor Moon & One Piece for me, so I'm trying to post about it more.
What was your first game? Mine was Silver so I'm a Gen 2 baby 💪
What was your first game? Mine was Silver so I'm a Gen 2 baby 💪
November 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Playing in Japanese has been great practice bc it's for little babies so it's entirely in hiragana/katakana. But it's also fun to realise why some Pokemon things are the way they are - like Celadon Mansion was called that bc they mistranslated "manshon" when it should be more like Celadon Heights
Momb readinks The Silent Companions, its anbout some 👻 \ in an manshon
March 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Momb readinks The Silent Companions, its anbout some 👻 \ in an manshon
Voltando a Digimon... Eu nunca tinha reparado nisso, um momento de Engrish-Cultural haha.
Em japonês, "mansion" (manshon) significa prédio/condomínio. Foi um caso de... esqueci o nome, mas sabe, pegar uma palavra estrangeira e mudar o significado aplicado
Em japonês, "mansion" (manshon) significa prédio/condomínio. Foi um caso de... esqueci o nome, mas sabe, pegar uma palavra estrangeira e mudar o significado aplicado
October 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Voltando a Digimon... Eu nunca tinha reparado nisso, um momento de Engrish-Cultural haha.
Em japonês, "mansion" (manshon) significa prédio/condomínio. Foi um caso de... esqueci o nome, mas sabe, pegar uma palavra estrangeira e mudar o significado aplicado
Em japonês, "mansion" (manshon) significa prédio/condomínio. Foi um caso de... esqueci o nome, mas sabe, pegar uma palavra estrangeira e mudar o significado aplicado
Damn, that is the most depressing advert for a "manshon" I've ever seen. "You too can live in front of a giant heat-reflecting square of asphalt! Enjoy the ground-level parking with no shade whatsoever! Try not to lock your kids in the car!"
March 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Damn, that is the most depressing advert for a "manshon" I've ever seen. "You too can live in front of a giant heat-reflecting square of asphalt! Enjoy the ground-level parking with no shade whatsoever! Try not to lock your kids in the car!"
Encara ens falta molt per instalarnos del tot a la nova manshon, però mica en mica veure com aquest nou projecte de vida pren forma és la joia de cada dia.
April 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Encara ens falta molt per instalarnos del tot a la nova manshon, però mica en mica veure com aquest nou projecte de vida pren forma és la joia de cada dia.
Random word of the day:
億ション（おくしょん）
An "okushon" refers to a condo unit or apartment that is worth ¥100 million or more. "Oku" means "100 million" and "shon" comes from "manshon" (condo unit/apartment).
億ション（おくしょん）
An "okushon" refers to a condo unit or apartment that is worth ¥100 million or more. "Oku" means "100 million" and "shon" comes from "manshon" (condo unit/apartment).
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Random word of the day:
億ション（おくしょん）
An "okushon" refers to a condo unit or apartment that is worth ¥100 million or more. "Oku" means "100 million" and "shon" comes from "manshon" (condo unit/apartment).
億ション（おくしょん）
An "okushon" refers to a condo unit or apartment that is worth ¥100 million or more. "Oku" means "100 million" and "shon" comes from "manshon" (condo unit/apartment).
see, マンション (manshon) is an example of Wasei-eigo, Japanese words that are based on English words, but do not carry the same meaning in English. They're pseudo-loanwords.
in English, a "mansion" is a large opulent house that a single wealthy family lives in. NOT an apartment building!
in English, a "mansion" is a large opulent house that a single wealthy family lives in. NOT an apartment building!
June 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
see, マンション (manshon) is an example of Wasei-eigo, Japanese words that are based on English words, but do not carry the same meaning in English. They're pseudo-loanwords.
in English, a "mansion" is a large opulent house that a single wealthy family lives in. NOT an apartment building!
in English, a "mansion" is a large opulent house that a single wealthy family lives in. NOT an apartment building!
Otra palabra japonesa graciosa es マンション (manshon), que sospecharías que significa "mansión", pero es en realidad un bloque de apartamentos o incluso un apartamento suelto.
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Otra palabra japonesa graciosa es マンション (manshon), que sospecharías que significa "mansión", pero es en realidad un bloque de apartamentos o incluso un apartamento suelto.
first, the title: 訳アリ心霊マンション (wakeari shinrei manshon).
wakeari = defective
shinrei = ghost
manshon = condominium
This title describes the premise very neatly: she bought a condo at a discount price, but it turned out to be haunted.
So why is the English title not just "Defective Ghost Condo"?
wakeari = defective
shinrei = ghost
manshon = condominium
This title describes the premise very neatly: she bought a condo at a discount price, but it turned out to be haunted.
So why is the English title not just "Defective Ghost Condo"?
June 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
first, the title: 訳アリ心霊マンション (wakeari shinrei manshon).
wakeari = defective
shinrei = ghost
manshon = condominium
This title describes the premise very neatly: she bought a condo at a discount price, but it turned out to be haunted.
So why is the English title not just "Defective Ghost Condo"?
wakeari = defective
shinrei = ghost
manshon = condominium
This title describes the premise very neatly: she bought a condo at a discount price, but it turned out to be haunted.
So why is the English title not just "Defective Ghost Condo"?
They could be tricky, though. "Manshon" in Japanese means an apartment, and "Aisu" doesn't mean "Ice" but "Ice Cream".
February 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM
They could be tricky, though. "Manshon" in Japanese means an apartment, and "Aisu" doesn't mean "Ice" but "Ice Cream".
slender manshon ... I been there
the mansion.... i know this.
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
slender manshon ... I been there
There is almost every type of modern home found here: a few detached houses of a 1970-80s style. Small detached units with four apartments, and then a wide range of apartment units with some reasonable quality manshon. I don't see luxury manshon nor modern well designed, prefab, detached homes.
May 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
There is almost every type of modern home found here: a few detached houses of a 1970-80s style. Small detached units with four apartments, and then a wide range of apartment units with some reasonable quality manshon. I don't see luxury manshon nor modern well designed, prefab, detached homes.
I'm tryna catch up on the VODs. Was the random cut-off mid-sentance at the end of this stream and the Lugi Manshon stream due to the crummy internet?
December 28, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I'm tryna catch up on the VODs. Was the random cut-off mid-sentance at the end of this stream and the Lugi Manshon stream due to the crummy internet?
It's all a bit convoluted, but there's some play on going up from 万 (10,000) to 億 (100 million), even though manshon is typically written マンション as a loanword from "mansion" (yes, some real estate exaggeration there).
August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's all a bit convoluted, but there's some play on going up from 万 (10,000) to 億 (100 million), even though manshon is typically written マンション as a loanword from "mansion" (yes, some real estate exaggeration there).
Giant Manshon complex in order to get a interchange between Keikyu and the Rinkai line.
Haneda Access is coming.
Tokyo Monorail needs 2 infill stations at that point too. (JR East owns it so they should be getting ready now).
Haneda Access is coming.
Tokyo Monorail needs 2 infill stations at that point too. (JR East owns it so they should be getting ready now).
May 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Giant Manshon complex in order to get a interchange between Keikyu and the Rinkai line.
Haneda Access is coming.
Tokyo Monorail needs 2 infill stations at that point too. (JR East owns it so they should be getting ready now).
Haneda Access is coming.
Tokyo Monorail needs 2 infill stations at that point too. (JR East owns it so they should be getting ready now).
I guess my view is that once a loanword has been adopted it's the culture that defines it. Nice was originally Old French but its meaning is very different now. Japanese uses manshon (mansion) to refer to apartments even though they also have apato (apartment) which refers to something else.
May 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I guess my view is that once a loanword has been adopted it's the culture that defines it. Nice was originally Old French but its meaning is very different now. Japanese uses manshon (mansion) to refer to apartments even though they also have apato (apartment) which refers to something else.
sembla que no ho segueixen de cap manera
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Luigi's Mansion 2
Luigi's Mansion 2, conosciuto come Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon in Nord America e Corea del Sud o come Luigi Mansion 2 in Giappone (ルイージマンション２ Ruīji Manshon 2), è un gioco per Nintendo 3DS, e il seguito...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
sembla que no ho segueixen de cap manera
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www.mariowiki.it/Luigi%27s_Ma...
After getting engaged, I moved in with my fiancée. Our new place was a funky old manshon apartment just a couple hundred meters from the shrine.
Within a few days, I realized that I'd come full circle, and it still seems amazing to me that it happened that way.
Within a few days, I realized that I'd come full circle, and it still seems amazing to me that it happened that way.
November 21, 2024 at 11:44 AM
After getting engaged, I moved in with my fiancée. Our new place was a funky old manshon apartment just a couple hundred meters from the shrine.
Within a few days, I realized that I'd come full circle, and it still seems amazing to me that it happened that way.
Within a few days, I realized that I'd come full circle, and it still seems amazing to me that it happened that way.
一軒家に住んでいますか。それともマンションに住んでいますか。 Ikken’ya ni sunde imasu ka. Soretomo manshon ni sunde imasu ka. Do you live in a house or an apartment? #Japanese #JapaneseVocabulary for the home. #Languages. Click to #LearnJapanese. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-voc...
Japanese Vocabulary for the Home
Learn Japanese vocabulary for the home, including rooms in Japanese, and Japanese vocabulary for the kitchen, the living room, and more.
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May 30, 2026 at 5:12 AM
一軒家に住んでいますか。それともマンションに住んでいますか。 Ikken’ya ni sunde imasu ka. Soretomo manshon ni sunde imasu ka. Do you live in a house or an apartment? #Japanese #JapaneseVocabulary for the home. #Languages. Click to #LearnJapanese. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-voc...
🏠 Mansion vs. Apartment in Japan – What’s the Difference?
In Japan, "mansions" aren’t luxury estates, and "apartments" don’t always mean what you think! 🏢
Knowing the difference can help you find the right home—whether short-term or long-term.
izanau.com/article/view...
In Japan, "mansions" aren’t luxury estates, and "apartments" don’t always mean what you think! 🏢
Knowing the difference can help you find the right home—whether short-term or long-term.
izanau.com/article/view...
Mansion (マンション)? Apartment (アパート)? What's the difference? | Articles on Izanau
Explanation of the subtle but not so subtle difference between a manshon and an apāto in Japan.
izanau.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
🏠 Mansion vs. Apartment in Japan – What’s the Difference?
In Japan, "mansions" aren’t luxury estates, and "apartments" don’t always mean what you think! 🏢
Knowing the difference can help you find the right home—whether short-term or long-term.
izanau.com/article/view...
In Japan, "mansions" aren’t luxury estates, and "apartments" don’t always mean what you think! 🏢
Knowing the difference can help you find the right home—whether short-term or long-term.
izanau.com/article/view...
灯籠林の沈黙
今夜、汝は思い知らされる。
大地に秘められし力の強大さ。
www.deviantart.com/deadly-poiso...
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#ＡＩ小説 #tokei #hari #gozen #sasu #koukou #mado #heya #nagameru #ashita #semaru #koten #benkyou #shuuchuu #kireru #soto #yobu #yakei #hirogaru #manshon #moreru #seikatsu #hikari #yami #ukabu #tourou #jinsei #tomosu #fushigi
今夜、汝は思い知らされる。
大地に秘められし力の強大さ。
www.deviantart.com/deadly-poiso...
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#ＡＩ小説 #tokei #hari #gozen #sasu #koukou #mado #heya #nagameru #ashita #semaru #koten #benkyou #shuuchuu #kireru #soto #yobu #yakei #hirogaru #manshon #moreru #seikatsu #hikari #yami #ukabu #tourou #jinsei #tomosu #fushigi
Tourou-rin no Chinmoku_jp by Deadly-Poison-0 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
灯籠林の沈黙
今夜、汝は思い知らされる。
大地に秘められし力の強大さ。
www.deviantart.com/deadly-poiso...
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#ＡＩ小説 #tokei #hari #gozen #sasu #koukou #mado #heya #nagameru #ashita #semaru #koten #benkyou #shuuchuu #kireru #soto #yobu #yakei #hirogaru #manshon #moreru #seikatsu #hikari #yami #ukabu #tourou #jinsei #tomosu #fushigi
今夜、汝は思い知らされる。
大地に秘められし力の強大さ。
www.deviantart.com/deadly-poiso...
<>
#ＡＩ小説 #tokei #hari #gozen #sasu #koukou #mado #heya #nagameru #ashita #semaru #koten #benkyou #shuuchuu #kireru #soto #yobu #yakei #hirogaru #manshon #moreru #seikatsu #hikari #yami #ukabu #tourou #jinsei #tomosu #fushigi
Tourou-rin no Chinmoku_jp by Deadly-Poison-0 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
oh yeah that tracks. wikipedia / wiktionary have some sorta matches that must've been what i was thinking of
![From wiki:
In British English, a mansion block refers to a block of flats or apartments designed for the appearance of grandeur.[1][2] In many parts of Asia, including Hong Kong and Japan, the word mansion also refers to a block of apartments. In modern Japan, a "manshon" (Japanese: マンション), stemming from the English word "mansion", is used to refer to a multi-unit apartment complex or condominium.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c5fz5esreprnd7uewvzofy55/bafkreifmo235i574x66q33wd26otsqpxef3u6kqueao6rylrethl34kjh4)
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
oh yeah that tracks. wikipedia / wiktionary have some sorta matches that must've been what i was thinking of