ほこっとする
English translation: warm and fuzzy (feeling)
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|  Selected response from: tomozo United States Local time: 22:36 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | warm and fuzzy (feeling) |
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| 3 | heart-warming |
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| 3 | calm |
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31 mins confidence: 
heart-warming Explanation: It is difficult to get exactly the right word, but you can look up for ほっこり（する） and try to come up with Chines words or phrases that best fit the context. It basically means something make you feel relaxed. Opposite to hectic and tense. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1warm and fuzzy (feeling) Explanation: Also ほっこりする Heart-warming is also good, but ほっこり is a bit more abstract and subtle. It is "warm" and "cozy" feeling or something makes you mildly happy. I think "warm and fuzzy" equates. Reference: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/things-that-will-make-you-f... |
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calm Explanation: ほこっとした ＝ 『落ち着いた』 に近い ？ 例： 心がほこっとする落ち着いた曲教えて ください. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day22 mins (2015-07-06 15:29:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- どういたしまして！ |
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| Reference Reference information: http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/ほっこりする Just as it is preceded by 「安心」（心の平安）and 「暖かい」, it means both. |
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