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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. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Sneezing in Southern Chinese culture means that someone is speaking ill behind your back. "A great fortunate occurrence" or "A good one" 唔好意思 (m4 hou2 ji3 si1) "Excuse me" Chechen: Dukha vekhil for a male Dukha yekhil for a female "Live for a long time" Dela reze hiyla "Thank you"; literally means "I wish God will bless you" Croatian

  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. Bowing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese word お辞儀 (ojigi) was derived from the homophone お時宜, which originally meant "the opportune timing to do something". It did not start to denote specifically the act of bowing in the contemporary sense until late Edo period (1603–1868), when samurai bowing etiquette had spread to the common populace.

  6. The Long Excuse - Wikipedia

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    The Long Excuse (永い言い訳) is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Miwa Nishikawa, starring Masahiro Motoki. [2] It depicts the well-being and uncertainty of relationships through how people who suddenly lose their families restore their lives.

  7. Xcuse Me - Wikipedia

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    Xcuse Me is a 2003 Hindi-language comedy film directed by N. Chandra. It is the sequel to N. Chandra 's 2001 film Style . The film was released on 26 September 2003.

  8. Departures (2008 film) - Wikipedia

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    Byrnes found that Departures leads one to question the extent of modernity's effect on Japanese culture, noting the undercurrent of "traditional attitudes and values" which permeated the film. Although the encoffining ceremony was traditionally completed by the dead person's family, a decreased interest in it opened a "niche market" for ...

  9. Ba no kuuki wo yomu - Wikipedia

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    If you do not “read air” in business, you are not only unable to become a successful business person, but you will also find it hard to function as an employee in an organization. [1] Collective team work in rice farming and the islands’ geographical location may have developed “ Ba no kuuki wo Yomu ” culture in Japan. The ability of ...