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Not Quite 31 Flavors: Part 5

Friday, October 31st, 2008

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Let’s start with a quick quiz. We’ve seen that (MI, aji) means “flavor,” among other things. Given that, what do you think this compound means?

一味     one + flavor

a. the best possible flavor
b. unique or peculiar flavor
c. gang, clan
d. monomaniacal

To block the answer from view while you think about it, I’ll share something cool I saw in LA recently:

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The orange thing in the car is the setting sun! You may remember how I said awhile back that accepting my new age was as difficult as looking at the sun? I saw this sunset during an endless traffic jam on my birthday. So I guess I managed to look straight at the sun after all!

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