Word: dento
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...their pocket dictionaries largely mediated our communication, the girls were able to translate the popular fashions in Japan to me: “lace,” “sporty,” American casual (pronounced “a-meri-caji”), and “dento,” or traditional. They also said cow spots are big, and continued to nod their heads as I pressed them to confirm that cow spots (“You mean black spots on white? Like ‘moo’?”) are indeed fashionable...
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