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Christmas cake: A Japanese term referring to a woman who is unmarried past the age of 25, likening them to a Christmas cake that is unsold after the 25th (of December) and no longer desirable. Codger: [7] An old-fashioned or eccentric old man. Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man.
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.
Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.
Pages in category "Japanese sex terms" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amejo; B.
The other theory suggests the French nobility title fr:comte is the basis of the word kkondae (although a modern French person would probably hear the old slang for police, fr:condé). During the Japanese occupation of Korea , pro-Japanese politicians such as Lee Wan-yong received nobility titles from the Japanese government.
A 1997 poll in the Japanese TV Asahi program Asa Made Nama Terebi showed that 70 percent of respondents opposed enjo-kōsai involving sexual interactions, while 30 percent approved of it. [11] Typically, it is perceived as an extension of Japan's growing focus on materialism , much of which is what critics claim is the cause of enjo-kōsai.
Gyaruo fashion can be seen in certain magazines such as Men's Egg, "Men's Roses" or Men's Egg Bitter (for gyaruo aged 23+) and a fairly new magazine called Men's Digger. Then there is the popular Men's Knuckle magazine which is aimed at wearers of the more mature looking onii-kei fashion (お兄系), hosts (ホスト) and gyaruo.
Konaki-jiji (子泣き爺, Konaki-Jijī, translated into Old man crying) is a kind of Japanese yōkai, a supernatural spirit in Japanese folklore. It is similar to the Scandinavian myling, the Slavic poroniec and the Germanic Aufhocker