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2008.07.18(Review of 2004.07.16 edition)
And, of course, no week on greetings would be complete without the most extolled of all human gestures!
KISS キスをする、キス
- To kiss (verb) someone or to give someone a kiss is to touch them with your lips, as a greeting or as a sign of friendship or love.
A kiss (noun) is this action. - kiss や give someone a kiss は、挨拶、または、友情や愛情の表現として、相手に自分の唇で触れる、つまり、キスをする、ということです。
名詞形も kiss です。
- I like the way the French greet each other. They kiss each other on both cheeks.
- (junior high school students talking about classmates)
a: I saw Aki and Keita kissing in the hallway!
b: You're kidding! Was she kissing him on the lips? - (after a man and woman kiss for the first time)
I've wanted to kiss you for such a long time! - (mother to daughter)
It's almost 9 o'clock, honey. Now give me a kiss and go to bed. - Do you remember your first kiss?
- Do you see these Xs and Os at the end of the letter? Well, the Xs are kisses and the Os are hugs. It's kind of like signing a letter “With love.”
Warmest greetings from the WordMaster team! X X X O O O