(keitai-l) Re: bulky phone fashion - kawaii?

From: Juergen Specht <js_at_nooper.com>
Date: 12/10/01
Message-ID: <10443524805.20011210195806@nooper.com>
> Sorry ignorant foreigner alert - kawaii? Meaning "cool"?

Nope...something like cute+

The literal english translation is `cute', but some people have
described it as virtually a philosophy of innocent enthusiasm and joy
in life. Thus many anime, generally featuring cheerful young girls,
could be seen as experiments in Kawaii.

See:
http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/~ashelton/anime/html/gloss_kawaii.html

Juergen
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Juergen Specht CTO, Nooper.com - Mobile Services Inc. Tokyo, Japan
i-mode/FOMA consulting, development, testing: http://nooper.co.jp/


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Received on Mon Dec 10 13:05:01 2001