Book Review: Oh! A mystery of ‘mono no aware’

by Alex on November 15, 2011
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[gn_quote]I’ve found that not many people have heard of mono no aware. I’m still trying to understand it myself. But it’s about our emotional response to things and events. Being able to see, to feel, the true or deeper…
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Book Review: Anshū: Dark Sorrow

by Alex on April 15, 2011
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Wow.

That’s the exclamation I gave after reading the first two chapters of Anshū at the book store.  Misty was there with me, and she told me she felt the same way when she read the beginning a few days …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Iāpana

by ʻŌlelo on March 29, 2011
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Iāpana

Japan

E pule kākou no Iāpana.

Pray for Japan.…

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Misty’s Book-finds from Japan!

by Misty on April 6, 2010
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Every time we get a chance to venture off the rock, Alex and I try to fit something literary into our sight-seeing schedule. During our recent trip to Japan it was quite fun to explore a few bookstores, but we …

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