Since japanese kawaii/kowai is already taken, I’ll add chikubi (乳首) and kuchibiru (唇) are confused by some learners (including me at least twice). Nipples and lips respectively.
I also messed up the words for jealous/envious and selfish so told someone their vacation was selfish (or at least talking about it) instead of that I was envious.
I recently learned the words for oyster/persimmon and rain/candy are very similar. I had a Japanese person repeat them for me and I still can’t really tell the difference.
Since japanese kawaii/kowai is already taken, I’ll add chikubi (乳首) and kuchibiru (唇) are confused by some learners (including me at least twice). Nipples and lips respectively.
I also messed up the words for jealous/envious and selfish so told someone their vacation was selfish (or at least talking about it) instead of that I was envious.
I recently learned the words for oyster/persimmon and rain/candy are very similar. I had a Japanese person repeat them for me and I still can’t really tell the difference.