Mamagoto (ままごと – House)
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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Emi (笑み – Smiling)
Emi 笑み Smiling is expressed as emi (笑み) in Japanese. 「笑うこと」や「笑顔になること」を日本語で「笑み」と言います。 There are various idiomatic expressions that use emi. 日本語には「笑み」を使った慣用表現が多く存在します。
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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1
Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress
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Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing)
Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見)
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Kamatoto (かまとと – Playing Innocent)
Kamatoto かまとと When someone (especially a woman) pretends she does not know something even if she knows it well, we
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Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain)
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
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Namahanka (生半可 – Half-Hearted)
Namahanka 生半可 If you want to change yourself, you must not have an attitude of ‘namahanka‘ (生半可). 自分自身を変えたいなら、「生半可」な気持ちで臨んではいけません。 ‘Namahanka’ means
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