'stingily' = M.J.: "I'm dependent on my J/J dicts for an explanation of this Western Japanese term which seems to fall in the 'kechi' range, unfortunately. Stinginess isn't a quality that appears in our invective much, so I can't think of something more colourful to call it. The term implies someone so obsessively thrifty about trifles as to be disgusting. Over-zealous thrift is a staple of Japanese name-calling, much as it was in that other society that resembles Japan so much, 19th century Britain."