smile
hohoemu
meaning: smile
state
feeling
direction
examples
うまくいったのか、彼は一人で微笑んでた。
umaku itta no ka, kare wa hitori de hohoendeta.
Something must have gone well — he was smiling to himself. casual
彼女は何も言わずに静かに微笑みました。
kanojo wa nani mo iwazu ni shizuka ni hohoemimashita.
She said nothing and simply smiled quietly. neutral