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Uki Uki Japanese Lesson 42 - Favorite Words

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Here in New York we just wrapped up our 10th anniversary of Japan Cuts festival of new Japanese cinema. We asked the guests what their favorite Japanese words are.
Here are their responses:
Atsuko Maeda (Actress) - 美味しい (oishii); delicious
Kensaku Watanabe (Director) - 二兎追うものは一兎も得ず (nito ou mono wa itte mo ezu); He who runs after two hares will catch neither
Denden (Actor) - 博愛 (hakuai); love for all
Lily Franky (Actor) - いいと思います (ii to omoteimasu); that looks good
Hitoshi One (Director) - さようなら (sayounara); goodbye, until we meet again
Kazuhiro Soda (Director) - どうも (doumo); hello, thanks, goodbye
Eiji Uchida (Director) - 風 (kaze); wind, 刹那 (setsuna); at a moment, instant
Eric Nyari (Producer) - もったいない (mottainai); Don't be wasteful
Keiko Araki (Festival Director) - ありがとう (arigatou); thank you
Yoshifumi Tsubata (Director) - 希望 (kibou); hope, aspiration
Alexander Zahlten (Associate Professor) - まがまがしい (magamagashii); uncanny, sinister
Mipo O (Director) - 焦らず (aserazu); don't rush, 怠けず (namakezu); don't be lazy, 丁寧い (teinei); do things with care
Onohana (Animator) - いずい (izui); feeling a little embarrassed or uncomfortable
Tatsuya Mori (Director) - 不謹慎 (fukinshin); indiscretion, not politically correct
Satoko Yokohama (Director) - 弁当 (bentou); bento box
Adam Torel (Producer) - 下衆(gesu); lowlife
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