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Word: zais (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1942-1942
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...Banzai! Literally means "10,000 years" (ban: 10,000; zai: years). As Japs tell it to the Marines, it means "Long Live the Emperor!" or simply "Hooray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 2, 1942 | 11/2/1942 | See Source »

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