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Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2

05/09/201905/11/2019 Toru 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood

Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or

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Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing)

05/06/2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen

Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見)

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