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Re: [OPE-L] Kuruma on value detour

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Dear Michael and Ian,

At 6:55 PM -0700 07.4.25, Ian Wright wrote:
>>it is a "hitori-yogari" act. I'm having a hard time translating this word. It means both
>>"solitary" (on its own or going it alone) as well as has the nuance of being a "presumptuous"
>>act. If anyone knows of a single word that can express this idea, I would be eternally
>>grateful.
>
>How about "unilateral"?

In Japanese, "hitori-yogari" means directly "self-satisfaction" or "self-complacency" in English.

Or we use it as belows,

He has a self-satisfied way of thinking; wishful thinking.

Ian's reading is also right.
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