Word: flambant
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Facing a classic pavilion near the Palace. 52,000 hand-picked Japanese waited. At the scheduled moment a crimson Rolls-Royce, preceded by the Imperial standard (sun flambant d'or, on field gules), crept out from the Palace grounds. The Emperor and Empress were greeted by Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye. With Imperial humility the Emperor bowed to the crowd. Finally Prince Konoye stepped to a microphone and. waving his arms, led all Japan, gathered from Hokkaido to Honshu at millions of radios, in the Japanese equivalent of three cheers: "Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!" Then the assembled 52,000 bowed toward...
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