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685Experiencing Emotion5. Joy and HappinessKey Expressions(æ)ᦅ⁕ ᦃ/Ureshii!Wow, I’m pleased! I’m delighted! I’m glad.兄shiawasehappy眡Imanzokusatis¤ed, contented(v)⅀ℂ₀⅙!Rakkii!Lucky!(æ)??—‐/Yatta!Success! I did it!(æ)ℕ⅐₉ⁱ/Banzai!Great! Congratulations! Cheers!ExplanationThere are many ways to express happy feelings. Using terms like ureshii‘pleased, delighted, glad’, shiawase ‘happy’, and manzoku ‘satis¤ed, contented’is one. When used as interjections, these adjectives function as exclamatives.They have a distinctly colloquial tone. Using other interjections such as rakkii ‘lucky’, yatta ‘success, I did it’ andbanzai ‘cheers’ is another. Rakkii! and Yatta! used as interjections are restrictedto casual situations, and the ¤rst is more common among young speakers. Rak-kii used as a descriptive term as in Rakkii desu ‘I feel lucky’ is more widely usedthan it is as an interjection. Yatta is also used when the speaker recognizes thepartner’s effort and enjoys the partner’s success with him or her. In a formalsituation Yarimashita ne can be used. However, avoid this expression toward aperson to whom it is proper to show respect, because yarimashita has a slightpatronizing tone, implying approval of someone else’s achievement. Banzai is
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685Experiencing Emotion5. Joy and HappinessKey Expressions(æ)ᦅ⁕ ᦃ/Ureshii!Wow, I’m pleased! I’m delighted! I’m glad.兄shiawasehappy眡Imanzokusatis¤ed, contented(v)⅀ℂ₀⅙!Rakkii!Lucky!(æ)??—‐/Yatta!Success! I did it!(æ)ℕ⅐₉ⁱ/Banzai!Great! Congratulations! Cheers!ExplanationThere are many ways to express happy feelings. Using terms like ureshii‘pleased, delighted, glad’, shiawase ‘happy’, and manzoku ‘satis¤ed, contented’is one. When used as interjections, these adjectives function as exclamatives.They have a distinctly colloquial tone. Using other interjections such as rakkii ‘lucky’, yatta ‘success, I did it’ andbanzai ‘cheers’ is another. Rakkii! and Yatta! used as interjections are restrictedto casual situations, and the ¤rst is more common among young speakers. Rak-kii used as a descriptive term as in Rakkii desu ‘I feel lucky’ is more widely usedthan it is as an interjection. Yatta is also used when the speaker recognizes thepartner’s effort and enjoys the partner’s success with him or her. In a formalsituation Yarimashita ne can be used. However, avoid this expression toward aperson to whom it is proper to show respect, because yarimashita has a slightpatronizing tone, implying approval of someone else’s achievement. Banzai is
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. I. Introduction
  6. 1. On Expressive Japanese 3
  7. 2 .Expressive Japanese and the Characteristics of Japanese Discourse 16
  8. 3 .On Entries 37
  9. II: Emotion
  10. 4. When Deeply Moved 47
  11. 5. Experiencing Emotion 68
  12. 6 .Emotionally Evaluating 104
  13. 7 .Responding to Circumstances Emotionally 127
  14. 8 .When Emotion Is Intense 152
  15. 9 .Falling in and out of Love 173
  16. 10. Emotion in Conflict Situations 209
  17. III :Empathy
  18. 11. Revealing Oneself Softly 233
  19. 12. Co-Experiencing Feelings 259
  20. 13. Appealing to Empathy and Amae 286
  21. 14. Designing Utterances for the Partner 320
  22. 15 .Concerned with Conversational Empathy 341
  23. 16 .Asserting Oneself Expressively and Being Creative 366
  24. Appendix :Information about Authentic Sources 403
  25. References 417
  26. Index of English Cues and Subject Index 419
  27. Index of Japanese Expressions 425
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824873950-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. I. Introduction
  6. 1. On Expressive Japanese 3
  7. 2 .Expressive Japanese and the Characteristics of Japanese Discourse 16
  8. 3 .On Entries 37
  9. II: Emotion
  10. 4. When Deeply Moved 47
  11. 5. Experiencing Emotion 68
  12. 6 .Emotionally Evaluating 104
  13. 7 .Responding to Circumstances Emotionally 127
  14. 8 .When Emotion Is Intense 152
  15. 9 .Falling in and out of Love 173
  16. 10. Emotion in Conflict Situations 209
  17. III :Empathy
  18. 11. Revealing Oneself Softly 233
  19. 12. Co-Experiencing Feelings 259
  20. 13. Appealing to Empathy and Amae 286
  21. 14. Designing Utterances for the Partner 320
  22. 15 .Concerned with Conversational Empathy 341
  23. 16 .Asserting Oneself Expressively and Being Creative 366
  24. Appendix :Information about Authentic Sources 403
  25. References 417
  26. Index of English Cues and Subject Index 419
  27. Index of Japanese Expressions 425
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