That’s just a misspelling of the word “thing”
Edited to add: I think the problem was that the person confessed to their crush after they had three dates where they also probably already confessed which I assume was extremely embarrassing for them given the post.
Where I’m from, optometrists always ask “one, two, or are both the same?” I’ve never had any issue with that.
Seeing as this was a few years after Perry’s gunboat diplomacy, Japan had finally opened up trade relations with the rest of the world. It’s no wonder that during this period, Japanese items were a huge hit with the upper classes at the time, birthing the first Japanophiles. In other words, weebs were a 19th century thing! (Edited cuz typo)
Money can’t buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a house than cry on the streets.