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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...isrf KAN or araslti, " a storm" (in which the "wiad" sweeps down from the "mountains").--1277. g& ilr-l-f-SAN or Jtomeru, " to praise," "to sing the praises of."--1278. HRr Ki or chimata, "a fork in a road" (fairly appropriately formed of " mountain " and " branch "). Remember the important town of lRr jyL Gifu (con/. No. 667).--1279. KJ Shd or amaneku, "everywhere;" also mcyuru, " to revolve." Interchanged with wjj snti or meyuru, "to revolve," hence the revolution of "a week."--1280. KT BO or fuseyv, "to ward off;" the original sense is" dyke," which the composition of the character (the " side " of a " mound ") fairly conveys to the eye.--1281.-ilm Bi or someru, "to provide."--1282 JKJS Junta, "a pennant" or "streamer;"--a species of nettle-tree, the " Celtis sinensis." The following very ancient doggerel will imprint on the memory the way of writing the names of this and four other species of trees,--all common, excepting the liinagi:--though, as in No. 1280, j- is at the same time phonetic).--1286.Tyi Kai or sakai, "a bound '"? Hi EB ary." Always thus written in the name of the town of Sakai; but in ly S, Sekai, "world," and other contexts (589) 5fii arifl iQ boundaries between countries generally (1287) Tq-J '5t.saiat or KYO. This last offers an excellent example of the ideographic system, being lit. "the end of the earth, " as (1288) E3 Kyo or moan means " end."--1289. S ine, "rice when growing."--1290. i3 8HO or maneku, " to beckon," "to...
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