こちんまり
English translation: modest, simple
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| 08:40 Jul 18, 2006 |
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peer agreement (net): +1| こぢんまり modest, simple Explanation: すべてが国内のお金でこちんまり活動しようとしているのではないが・・・ It depends on your context, but something like: 'It's not that we're trying to perform these modest activities entirely with domestic money (money from within Japan)...' 手始めにこぢんまりとした造りの茶店に入り His first care was to enter a teahouse of modest appearance こぢんまりとした単純な生活や、精力的な生活にね。 of the Simple Life and the Strenuous Life as lived by our little set. こぢんまりした住宅で、裏庭があるのだが、通りに玄関がほど近く、二階建てだった。 It is a bijou villa, with a garden at the back, but built out in front right up to the road, two stories. Reference: http://trans.glova.jp |
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