Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Wondrous Words

1.Incense  .ehowjapanese-incense 
"They were playing an incense game."

2.samurai
sam·u·rai
 [ sámmə r ]   
"Reiko saw samurai whose masters didn't have enough food for  them. Shamed, they bowed their heads. Their suicides numbered among the deaths that occurred daily in the camp, the earthquake's never-ending casualties."
  1. aristocratic Japanese warrior: an aristocratic Japanese warrior of a class that dominated the military aristocracy between the 11th and the 19th centuries (Bing dictionary) bermudaonion.net

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4 comments:

  1. bermudaonionAugust 21, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    My son went to Japan when he was in high school and brought back a samurai sword so I knew that word. Thanks for playing along today!

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  2. Julia TomiakAugust 21, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    Hmm. Thanks for the link, but I still am wondering what an "incense game" is. I guess the book would explain that. ;)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 21, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    I heard the words before, thanks for sharing these meanings.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2013/08/wondrous-words-wednesday_3604.html

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  4. MargotAugust 21, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    I'm glad you joined in the Wondrous Words "game." It's always fun to find new words wherever I'm reading.

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