"Mottainai feels like sacrifice at first.
One can say mottainai and mean "Waste nothing." Or, if something appears wasteful, one might remark, "mottainai." A kind of modern day fairy tale, Mottainai: A Journey IN Search OF THE Zero Waste LIFE is the story of a young man who has everything and feels nothing but frustrat.
Popular with the Japanese for generations, mottainai (pronounced moe-tie-nye) is the Buddhist term for essence.
Then it feels like the only way to live." Mottainai means waste. "Mottainai feels like sacrifice at first