Hainanese Kopi-O

April 10, 2008

Types of Gifts

Filed under: Reading List — agnes @ 6:50 am

Omiyage = Souvenirs

Otsukaimono=Token items presented when requesting a favor of someone — utterly different from

Wairo=Bribery

Omimai=Get-well gifts

Okaeshi=”Return” gifts

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