Word: yamato
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...have resorted to this measure," said Count Tanaka, "to bring back the spirit of Yamato and the filial piety of our government officials and to make them realize the seriousness of conditions. ... I must make them realize that they are serving the Emperor. Those who are serving the Emperor should not let one single person in this country suffer from starvation. They should refrain from such luxury as going to summer resorts to avoid a little heat...
...babe would still have received a sword, its significance being "to ward off evil." Being a girl, the pink babe was also presented with a purple skirt, "emblematic of femininity." She was then turned over to her two wet nurses, wives of army officers. Diligent, they have been studying Yamato Kotoba, the special court language, for months, will be able to address the suckling princess properly...
Passionately extolled were Yamato Furs: "artificial furs . . . absolutely safe from worm damage, as they are not made of woollen materials . . . but . . . silk . . . having an extremely good flexibility and they never shrink...
...should ask you What is the heart Of Island Yamato- It is the mountain cherry-blossom Which exhales its perfume in the morning...
...Yamato: "The note is filled with sophistry from beginning to end. This injustice is intolerable. It is the duty of the Japanese people to fight...