miai
/mɪˈʌɪ/noun
The first formal meeting of the prospective partners in a Japanese arranged marriage.
Origin
Late 19th century. From Japanese miai viewing each other, nominalized form of miau to exchange looks from mi-, combining stem of miru to see, look at + -au to reciprocate, combining form of au to match, be in harmony.
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- to one's bones (or to the bone)
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