まねごと

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    imitation, copy, make-believe, pretence, sham

    • 彼は自殺の真似事をやった。
      He put on a suicide act.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
    oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions