Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the Use of Travellers and OthersK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1891 - 503 pages |
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Page 46
... manner of the popular school appeal to all times and places . Hence , the world being large and Japan being small , and influence on civilisa- tion in general being more important than an isolated perfection incapable of transformation ...
... manner of the popular school appeal to all times and places . Hence , the world being large and Japan being small , and influence on civilisa- tion in general being more important than an isolated perfection incapable of transformation ...
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... manner that shall be intelligible to those Japanese who know no European language . The lack of a proper word for “ art ” is unquestionably a weak- ness in Japanese . Perhaps the lack of a word for " nature " is a strength . For does ...
... manner that shall be intelligible to those Japanese who know no European language . The lack of a proper word for “ art ” is unquestionably a weak- ness in Japanese . Perhaps the lack of a word for " nature " is a strength . For does ...
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... manner less technical than Rein's . The first part is devoted to the history , the second to the author's personal experiences and to Japanese life in modern days . The sixth edition brings the story down to 1890. More than one reader ...
... manner less technical than Rein's . The first part is devoted to the history , the second to the author's personal experiences and to Japanese life in modern days . The sixth edition brings the story down to 1890. More than one reader ...
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... manner of foxes and badgers ( see Article on DEMONIACAL POSSESSION ) . Note , how- ever , that the objection to long - tailed cats does not prevail throughout the entire Japanese Empire . It is confined to certain provinces . Among ...
... manner of foxes and badgers ( see Article on DEMONIACAL POSSESSION ) . Note , how- ever , that the objection to long - tailed cats does not prevail throughout the entire Japanese Empire . It is confined to certain provinces . Among ...
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... manner of flags . The idea is that as the carp swims up the river against the boy , overcoming all obstacles , make his way in the world and rise to fame and fortune . current , so will the sturdy The unpleasant appearance of so many ...
... manner of flags . The idea is that as the carp swims up the river against the boy , overcoming all obstacles , make his way in the world and rise to fame and fortune . current , so will the sturdy The unpleasant appearance of so many ...
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