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Smiling (niko niko) | smile (nikott) | Wow! (wa--i!) | ouch! (itai!) |
It's very popular. | Blushes when smiling. | Raising hands and saying "Wow" | Indicating pain or failure |
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 | p(^^)q |  | (-_-)zzz |
Gyaaa--! | Wishing good luck (ganbare!) | crying face (naki gao) | Sleeping (neteru) |
Being surprised with eyes wide open. | Holding a banner and cheering | Crying with tears running down the cheeks. | Good night. |
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? (hate?) | Victory! (pi--su!) | Expressing defeat (maitta) | Magnifying glass (mushi megane) |
Saying "I don't understand" or asking "Do you understand?" | Making the victory sign, | Holding out the white flag of peace with a smile. | Trying uncover some secret |
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(^^)// |  | (^-^)b | (-_-) |
Applausing (hakushu) | Tears of happiness (naki warai) | Isn't it? (ne!) | Getting angry without showing it outside (mutt..) |
We use it when we want to appreciate so much something | sometime you may have the moment that you are too happy till tear come | Asking "Do you agree?" or "Isn't it?" | He gets angry but he doesn't express his emotion so much outside. |
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Speechless (....) | Asking for a favor. (onegai!) | Throwing Shuri-kens(a weapon) (shutt) | |
He is too amazed to say anything. And he is in a cold sweat. | He ask you somethig with his hands togeter in front of the face.(Japanese typical gesture?) | Shuri-ken is one of weapons that Ninja use often. *Please note that this mark is not a Nazis swastika;the outer spokes rotate in the opposite direction, anti-clockwise. The version above, ( a Juumanji) has a long tradition (greatly predating the Nazis) of being used as symbol to represent Buddhist temples in Japan, and it is now used on maps for that purpose. | |
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Asking"what are you looking for?" (kyorokyoro) | Who? (furyou) | Nokotta nokotta!(Sumo referee) (nokotta nokotta) | |
He looks around restlessly but curiously. | Someone wearing sunglasses and with a scar on his face, so he is...who? | Nokotta nokotta is a phrase used during the match of sumo. He has a fan in his hand. | |
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(@_@) | ((((((^_^;) | (>_< )( >_<) | |
dizzy giddy (me ga mawaru) | leave secretly (susususutt..) | Denying strongly (bun bun) | |
He is dizzy and giddy | Looking uncomfotable and he wants to leave. | Denying strongly by shaking his head. | |
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Writing a memo (memo wo suru) | Cheers! / To your health ! (kanpai!) | ||
Writign a memo with a pen. | Two people holding glasses and saying "Cherrs" Giving a toast. | ||
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sorry / please take care of that affair for me (gomen / yoroshiku onegaishimasu) | Here you are, the tea. (ocha douzo) | ||
Saying "Sorry" or "Please take care of that affair for me" | He brings you a Japanese tea on with a tray. It shows the hospitality. | ||
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punch ! (paanchi!) | Gaooooh | kiss ! (chutt!) | |
Gentle punching as a sign of encouragement. | Roaring in anger with mouth wide open | Sending out a loud kiss | |
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bye (1) | bye (2) | cigarette(a break) (tabako) | wink (uinku) |
Waving with a handkerchief and saying good-bye | Saying a tearful good-bye | Feeling relaxed like after a smoke or wanting a break for a smoke | Giving a wink |
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promise (yubikiri) | Let's dance (odori) | ||
Making a promise by liking little fingers with each other, | Dancing with joy but tthe style seems to be the Bon festival dance.. | ||
5. Other countries' Smileys(Emoticons) |
(((Korea)))
This page shows some Korean emoticons.=====> http://kr.mobile.yahoo.com/emoticon/
Korean alphabet is also 2 bytes like Japanese alphabet. I found there are several same expressions of emoticons in common.
