もったいない: Learn About "Mottainai" Because It's Mottainai If You Don't
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
Motina A, That's a Waste
Wasting is a word used in Japan, but not as much as mot thine eye. It's an adjective that modifies the way something goes waste to be unfortunate. In japanese it expresses a sense of guilt, gret or sorrow for wasting things. Wasted can also mean getting rid of what you've got - like your currant desk. And we'll get into that soon.
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