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  2. Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role in the way someone speaks to the various people they interact with on a day-to-day basis. [5] Choice on level of speech, politeness, body language and appropriate content is assessed on a situational basis, [6] and intentional misuse of these social cues can be offensive to the listener in conversation.

  3. Shinjū - Wikipedia

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    Shinjū is a Japanese term meaning "double suicide", used in common parlance to refer to any group suicide of two or more individuals bound by love, typically lovers, parents and children, and even whole families. A double suicide without consent is called muri-shinjū (無理心中) and it is considered as a sort of murder–suicide.

  4. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  5. Glossary of anime and manga - Wikipedia

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    shōjo-ai (少女愛, "girls love"): Manga or anime that focus on romances between women. [50] shōnen-ai (少年愛, "boys love"): A term denoting male homosexual content in women's media, although this usage is obsolete in Japan. English-speakers frequently use it for material without explicit sex, in anime, manga, and related fan fiction.

  6. Oh My Boss! Love Not Included - Wikipedia

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    It has no original story and is an original script by Shigenori Tanabe, who wrote the script for the An Incurable Case of Love spin-off drama. [3] The drama, which depicts a young woman's work and love life, was well received by viewers and maintained a high average rating of over 10%, with the final episode recording the highest rating of 13.2 ...

  7. Japanese pronouns - Wikipedia

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    Japanese pronouns (代名詞, daimeishi) are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present people or things, where present means people or things that can be pointed at. The position of things (far away, nearby) and their role in the current interaction (goods, addresser, addressee , bystander) are features of the meaning ...

  8. A Japanese bakery is using AI to produce ‘romance bread ...

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    Some may say it’s bittersweet, like dark chocolate. Others might describe it as deliciously decadent, like a sweet cupcake. Well, one bakery chain in Japan is using technology to find out the ...

  9. Marriage in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Biracial Japanese children are often called "hāfu" (ハーフ), although the term is considered offensive by some. For an international marriage to take place in Japan, the following documentation is required: [83] A sworn Affidavit of Competency to Marry; An original birth certificate; Passport, Japanese Drivers License, or Residents Card ...