Gesture
#9: Showing Agreement with a Statement
Actual
Gesture: Slamming the pinky side of a closed fist into an open palm
It's
Function?: To express that the person just said something that agrees
with your values/logic/etc or makes the point you've been working
towards, but perhaps couldn't put it the way the speaker did
Any
Associated Phrase?: Yes, and the one most often use with this one is
「納得 ！(Exactly!)」,
which you can also use to discuss the concept of consent
Anything else?: If you rotate your closed hand while it's in the
palm, you imitate the gesture of grinding sesame seeds in a mortar
and pestle(known in Japan as 胡麻 擂 り), which
implys that someone is buttering someone up in anticipation of
getting something in return, or what some folks would call
brown-nosing
Phrase
#9: よくできました
Literal
Meaning: "You were well up to the task at hand"
Intent:
"Good Job!(and similar meanings in translation)"
Usage: To
tell someone they did good after they finish a task, in order to let
them know how well they did and encouraging them to keep up the good
work(which can change in tone, if sarcasm is in the air).
Notes:
This also applies when you see the different variations in this
phrase, such as 大変 よくできました,
which tells then they did very well at something, and the more
informal version of this phrase, よくできた(which
can also be used as an adverb to show something is solidly
built/written/etc).
Example:
このスパ作 る?
大変よくできたね!
よくできたスパんだ!
(you
cooked this spaghetti? You did super awesome at it, man. Really well
made Spaghetti!)
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