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Japanese uses honorific constructions to show or emphasize social rank, social intimacy or similarity in rank. The choice of pronoun used, for example, will express the social relationship between the person speaking and the person being referred to, and Japanese often avoids pronouns entirely in favor of more explicit titles or kinship terms. [2]
Domo arigato (どうもありがとう, Dōmo arigatō) (pronounced [doꜜːmo aɾiꜜɡatoː]) is a Japanese phrase meaning "Thanks a lot" or "Thank you very much". It may also refer to: It may also refer to:
Arigatō, Arigatou or in popular culture Arigato (to show appreciation in Japanese or to say "thank you") may refer to: Arigat ...
The latter has subtle difference at each social class such as old merchant families at Nakagyo, craftsmen at Nishijin and geiko at Hanamachi (Gion, Miyagawa-chō etc.) Kyoto-ben was the de facto standard Japanese from 794 until the 18th century and some Kyoto people are still proud of their accent; they get angry when Tokyo people treat Kyoto ...
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach Japan and the first to establish direct trade between Japan and Europe, in 1543. During the 16th and 17th century, Portuguese Jesuits had undertaken a great work of Catechism , that ended only with religious persecution in the early Edo period (Tokugawa Shogunate).
The most common greetings are ohayō gozaimasu (おはようございます) or "good morning", used until about 11:00 a.m. but may be used at any time of day. If it is the first occasion that day the two people have met, konnichiwa ( こんにちは ) is used, which is roughly equivalent to "good day" or "good afternoon" and is used until late ...
The standard keigo expression is "ebi doria de gozaimasu." While the phrase "X ni natte imasu" (and its humble equivalent, "X to natte orimasu") does carry the meaning of "X desu", it implies a state of being rather than a physical object, as in, "Tōten wa zenmen kin'en to natte orimasu" ("This restaurant is completely smoke-free").
Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the lead role in Shibaraku, a role considered definitive of the aragoto style. Ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada.. Aragoto (荒事), or 'rough style', [1] is a style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic kata (forms or movements) and speech.