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Mamagoto (ままごと – House)

Aug 21, 2019Aug 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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Emi (笑み – Smiling)

Jun 28, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments expression, float, full, natural, play, satisfaction, smile, spill

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

Jun 15, 2019Jun 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments casual, diligent, dress up, fancy, formal, fun, makeup, man, play, polite, prank, smart, thing, woman

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)

May 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen

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)

Feb 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments artificial way, Edo, fish, ignorant, innocent, know, paste, play, pretend, prostitute, story

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)

Feb 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

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Namahanka (生半可 – Half-Hearted)

Jan 07, 2019 Toru 0 Comments acquainted, attitude, Edo, familiar, fashion, half-hearted, halfway, immature, know-it-all, lukewarm, play, possible

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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