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Word: harikari (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Usage:

...villages bonfires were set alight, barelegged, short-jacketed watchmen ran through the streets beating gongs. It was hours before the true facts were learned. Aghast at the error all the officers of Tokyo's central broadcasting station resigned, grimly realized that it was their traditional duty to commit harikari...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Two Hoots | 10/7/1929 | See Source »

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