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Mamagoto (ままごと – House)

08/21/201908/21/2019 Toru 0 Comments act, children, cock, event, family. life, girl, guest, house, invite, mama, meal, play

Mamagoto ままごと Children (especially girl) sometimes play mamagoto (ままごと/飯事). 幼児（特に女児）の遊びに「ままごと」があります。 Mamagoto is as a kind of plays that players imitate

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Wasshoi (わっしょい)

08/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments call out, carry, event, festival, muscle, peace, piggyback, portable shrine, shrine, summer, theory

Wasshoi わっしょい Summer has come, and festivals began to be held in various places. 本格的な夏が到来し、各地で祭りが催され始めました。 In summer festivals in Japan,

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Omekashi (おめかし – Dressing up)

06/14/2019 Toru 0 Comments date, do, dress up, event, feeling, lover, makeup, meet, polite, thorough, woman, women

Omekashi おめかし Most women will do omekashi (おめかし) when dating with their lovers or meeting someone they like. 多くの女性は恋人とデートするときや好きな人と会うとき、「おめかし」をします。 O

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Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain)

02/15/2019 Toru 0 Comments close, combination, conference, curtain, draw, end, event, extend, lower, play, role, thing

Makuhiki 幕引き The academic conference in which I am participating is approaching ‘makuhiki‘ (幕引き). 現在参加している学会も、間もなく「幕引き」です。 ‘Makihiki’ means that things or