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Word: kanda (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...away trader, he runs into two dubious Australians, gets a lift on their lugger to another island. Captain Nichols, skipper of the boat, is a shifty but unashamed scoundrel. Blake is a nice-looking youngster with a secret on his mind. When a gale blows them to Kanda, a beautiful and peaceful island, none of them is in a hurry to leave. Blake strikes up a great friendship with Erik, a simple-hearted Dane who is secretly engaged to the local beauty. Blake, meaning no harm to his friend, spends the night with her, is seen by Erik coming from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: East of Suez | 11/14/1932 | See Source »

...Sumida River (1) and little Kanda River (2), his Majesty can state as an eyewitness are still flowing. Buds are sprouting in the "Cherry Blossom Parks": Shiba (3), Hibiya (4), Uyeno (5), and Hama Rikyu (6), which is every year the scene of the Imperial Cherry Blossom Garden Party. Different is Asakusa Park (7), a "Coney Island," incongruously surrounding the Sacred Temple of the Goddess of Mercy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: No Nero; New Tokyo | 4/7/1930 | See Source »

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