Nampa - Nampa

Japanese: 軟派 - なんぱ

〘noun〙① A party whose opinions or principles are weak. Someone who is unable to make strong claims. ⇔Hard-minded. ※Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun - January 3, 1892 (Meiji 25) "Those who support the appraisal proposal call themselves hard-minded, and refer to those who oppose it as soft-minded." ② In newspapers and magazines, the department and reporters responsible for articles on the social, literary, or glossy pages. ⇔Hard-minded. ※Fuzoku Gaho - Issue 228 (1901) Mijikkanbori "The head office staff consists of 40 editors outside the president, of which 17 are hard-minded and 16 are soft-minded." ③ A sect of young people who enjoy socializing with the opposite sex and dressing flashy. ⇔Hard-minded. ※Vita Sexualis (1909)〈Mori Ogai〉 "In those days, there were two types of students: the easy guys and the hard guys."④ (━suru) By extension, colloquially, calling out to someone on the street to invite them over. ※Kintamamaki (1984)〈Watanabe Kazuhiro・Tarako Production〉Broadcast writer "They were ordinary female college students and high school students who wouldn't appear on TV, the ones I picked up on the street."⑤ In the trading market, people who sell in anticipation of a fall in the market price. Bearish muscles. [Glossary] (1) A new word from the Meiji period, originally a political term like ①.
(2) Usage such as ② and ③ arose from the application of ① to relevant departments such as newspapers and to the lifestyles of young people.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 意見や主義が軟弱な党派。強硬な主張をすることのできない者。⇔硬派。※東京日日新聞‐明治二五年（1892）一月三日「査定案賛成者は自ら称して硬派といひ、反対党を目して軟派と呼び」② 新聞・雑誌で、社会面や文芸、またはつや物などの記事を担当する部門やその記者。⇔硬派。※風俗画報‐二二八号（1901）三十間堀「本社の職員は社長の外編輯員四十名にして、内硬派を十七名とし軟派を十六名とす」③ 異性との交遊や、華美な服装を好んでする青少年の一派。⇔硬派。※ヰタ・セクスアリス（1909）〈森鴎外〉「その頃の生徒仲間には軟派と硬派とがあった」④ (━する) 転じて、俗に、街頭で声をかけて異性をさそうこと。※金魂巻（1984）〈渡辺和博・タラコプロダクション〉放送作家「街でナンパしたテレビに出たりしないフツーの女子大生や高校生です」⑤ 取引市場で、相場が先ゆき下落すると見越して売りに出る人々。弱気筋。[語誌](1)明治時代の新語で、当初は①のように政治用語であった。
(2)①を新聞などの担当部門や青少年の生活態度に応用して②や③の用法が生じた。

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