A deliberately slow startSourced
Japan · Japanese meaning
Omomuro ni describes starting slowly
Japanese omomuro ni describes beginning an action slowly, and can also suggest a deliberate or affected manner. Wiktionary explicitly distinguishes it from suddenly. Recognising that meaning changes the pace of a scene when the word appears in a story.
One small word can change how quickly a character moves.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10