Tawaman

'Tawaman' is short for 'tawā manshon' (tower mansion), typically referring to residential high-rises of 20+ floors. Units in prime locations — Tokyo's waterfront or redevelopment zones — are seen as symbols of wealth and status. On social media, 'tawaman-zumi' (living in a tower mansion) is often used in a flexing context. There's even a genre called 'tawaman bungaku' (tower mansion literature) — stories depicting the vanity and dark interpersonal dynamics among tower mansion residents. In everyday conversation, it simply means a high-rise condo. Note: 'mansion' in Japanese doesn't mean a luxury estate like in English — it refers to any concrete apartment building with an elevator. The word itself isn't fancy, but 'tower mansion' specifically implies premium real estate.