Table of contents : Contents Preface Abbreviations I. Introduction 1. On Expressive Japanese 2 .Expressive Japanese and the Characteristics of Japanese Discourse 3 .On Entries II: Emotion 4. When Deeply Moved 5. Experiencing Emotion 6 .Emotionally Evaluating 7 .Responding to Circumstances Emotionally 8 .When Emotion Is Intense 9 .Falling in and out of Love 10. Emotion in Conflict Situations III :Empathy 11. Revealing Oneself Softly 12. Co-Experiencing Feelings 13. Appealing to Empathy and Amae 14. Designing Utterances for the Partner 15 .Concerned with Conversational Empathy 16 .Asserting Oneself Expressively and Being Creative Appendix :Information about Authentic Sources References Index of English Cues and Subject Index Index of Japanese Expressions