Mottainai (Japanese: もったいない or 勿体無い) is a Japanese phrase conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because...
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Mottainai Bāsan (もったいないばあさん; English-Japanese and English-Hindi bilingual editions published under the translated title Mottainai Grandma, and also known...
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three acts means motenashi. shimatsu (not creating waste) – similar to mottainai, it means putting everything available to good use おばんざい伝承師制度について. Shokuikusya...
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the goals of the Kyoto Protocol. The next year, she inaugurated the "Mottainai Furoshiki" campaign, which urges shoppers to use furoshiki in place of...
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Create Waste New York Times, 21 Nov 2023 Minister Koike created the "Mottainai Furoshiki" as a symbol of Japanese culture to reduce wastes Archived 2017-07-16...
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terms with no direct translation in English: Han Lacrimae rerum Ubi sunt Mottainai Wabi-sabi Weltschmerz Sehnsucht Saudade Historical kana orthography: もののあはれ...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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Affluenza Anti-consumerism Conspicuous consumption Downshifting (lifestyle) Mottainai Over-consumption Simple living This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Spirited Away, specifically through concepts like Kami and principles like Mottainai and On. The concept of Kami, for instance, involves various spirits that...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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upon those who were wasteful or threw them away thoughtlessly – compare mottainai.[citation needed] To prevent this, to this day some jinja ceremonies [citation...
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YouTube channel. This was followed by his second book, Saitō Naoki no Mottainai! Irasuto Tensaku Kōza. In the same year, Saito also announced he would...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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Experiential learning Hansei Kaikaku Kanban, Kanban Method Management fad Mottainai, a sense of regret concerning waste Muda (Japanese term) Overall equipment...
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became an enthusiastic proponent of the waste-reduction philosophy of mottainai, a Japanese term of Buddhist origin. On 28 March 2005, Maathai was elected...
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descriptions with no spaces Miser – Person who is reluctant to spend Mottainai – Japanese term translates as "What a waste!" Overconsumption – Resource...
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(UNEP) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The GBM extended the "Mottainai" campaign to Kenya in 2006 to address the issue of waste management, particularly...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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Downshifting (lifestyle) Ethical consumerism Freeganism Growth Fetish Mottainai Neoism Over-consumption Philosophy of futility Planned obsolescence Post-growth...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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Toothpaste commercials. The single's title is a mixture of the Japanese word mottainai, usually meaning wasteful but precious here, and the phrase Night Land...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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decorative reinforcement stitching (or functional embroidery) from Japan Mottainai, a Japanese term conveying a sense of regret concerning waste Shibui,...
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in Japanese culture Mental states Fudōshin Mushin Shoshin Zanshin Miai Mottainai Nemawashi Omotenashi Shuhari Sontaku Tsundoku Ukiyo Wa Yamato-damashii...
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ongoing environmental impact Material passport – Supply chain document Mottainai – Japanese term translates as "What a waste!" Repair – Maintaining a device...
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