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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Sawari (さわり – Touch/Point)
Sawari さわり Today, I would like to introduce you to the term ‘sawari‘ (さわり), which many Japanese misunderstand. 今日は、とても多くの日本人が間違える言葉「さわり」を紹介します。 Originally,
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Unomi (うのみ – Trusting the Obvious)
Unomi うのみにする I sometimes perform an action called ‘unomi‘ (うのみ). 私は時々、インターネット上にある情報をうのみにします。 ‘U‘ (う/鵜) means “cormorant,” and ‘nomi‘ (のみ/呑み) means “to
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