ミタテ – Vocabulary details

ミタテ

Noun

1. choice; selection

2. diagnosis; medical opinion

3. judgement; opinion; estimation

4. comparison (in haiku, tanka, etc.); likening

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)

mitate-e; ukiyo-e print featuring a playful or humorous juxtaposition of contemporary and traditional elements

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