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Emotion & Feeling

にまにま

nima-nima

Grinning smugly to oneself

A sly, self-satisfied grin when you're thinking about something secretly pleasing. The kind of smile you try to hide but can't.

💡Re-reading a love message — 'She was nima-nima looking at her phone all evening.'

Example

彼からのメッセージを読んでにまにましている。

She's grinning nima-nima reading his message.

Quiz yourself

He was ___ to himself after hearing the good news.

いい知らせを聞いて一人で○○していた。

grinningsmugsecretpleasedlove
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