kawaii

::: rhyming with hawaii, the japanese adjective for cute -- kawaii -- is used by guys and girls to the point of lingual-exhaustion...

...if there's a pink t-shirt with some kind of design on it, chances are you'll hear someone squeel "kaaawaaaiiii!!!"...

...a bag with buckles...kaaaawaaaiiii!!!...

...shoes with sparkles...kaaawaaaiii!!!...

...stand in a toy store and you'll hear "kawaii" more often than standard store-front greeting "irasshai mase" (welcome, may i help you?)...

...we saw these two on our way home from lang class...aren't they so kaaawaaaiiii!!!!

...here's another image that evokes kawaii-ness...claire (while skyping)...