To some of my Japanese friends, this is the singly most important word in the lexicon:
Oshare (おしゃれ, オシャレ ) means fashionable, sharp, stylin, and the like. It's used to describe clothes, accessories, shoes, handbags, etc. but can also be used to describe places, like cafes and restaurants.
A couple of years ago, my high school and college students taught me oshanti (おしゃんてぃ, オシャンティー), a newer term meaning the same thing.
If you YouTube おしゃれ, the results are so dominated by this TV show called
Not that I'm trying to promote the show, but if you're interested in it, the website is at
http://www.ntv.co.jp/oshare/
Oshanti brought up some. . .different results:
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