MATTA-RI まったり
Meanings
① The taste is mild and full-bodied.
② The state of being relaxed and at ease.
Examples
① The hot chocolate I received as a gift was mellow and delicious.
プレゼントでもらったホットチョコレートは、まったりしていて美味しい。
② On weekends and holidays, I did nothing but relax in my room with my girlfriend.
We were lounging on a sofa all day.
休日は、なにもしないで恋人と部屋でまったり過ごした。
Dogmatic Opinion
It has a pleasant viscosity and weight that is more pleasant to the touch than to the taste.
With nothing to occupy your mind, no urgent business to attend to, little conversation, you are relaxed enough to fall asleep at any time.
Feels like time is slowing down.
It’s bliss.
Proximate Expression
relaxed
calm
comfortable
lounge
chilling in my room
put one’s feet up
