New Entries/Amendments for 2003-Aug-31.html

======= Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 07:57:34 +1000 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	甘える
(kana1)	あまえる
(pos)	Verb
(english1)	to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
(comment)	The meaning of amaeru is more complex that simply "to act like a spoild child" The definition above comes from the book "The Japanese Mind" edited by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno. There they quote Doi as saying amae is "a key concept for understanding Japanese personality structure" So i figured it would be best to have a more expansive definition in you great dictionary
(name)	Anthony D. Becker