![]() Baseball, though, was a significant presence on the list, with Japan’s Major League slugger/pitcher Ohtani Shōhei making an appearance, alongside domestic stars like home-run king Murakami Munetaka and the “Big Boss” himself, former player and current manager of the Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters Shinjō Tsuyoshi, also making the list. The COVID-19 pandemic once again inspired many of the terms on the list, from the “omicron strain” of the virus to “face underwear,” a term for the surgical masks that remained de rigueur in 2022. ![]() The publisher of Gendai yōgo no kiso chishiki (Basic Knowledge on Contemporary Terminology), an annual guide to the latest terms in use in the Japanese language, has made this widely watched contest a key part of its publicity efforts, and once again picked 30 terms that have become an integral part of the Japanese language this year. ![]() Jiyū Kokumin Sha on November 4 announced its nominees for the words or phrases of the year for 2022. ![]()
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