A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ARIGATO

Fri, 11 Apr '25
Japanese "thank you"
Sun, 17 Nov '24
Mandarin : xièxie :: Japanese : ___
Sun, 9 Jan '22
Thank you, in Tokyo
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Comment that prompts the reply "Doitashimashite"