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The empire yikes again
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Firgun (פירגון) – Firgun is a Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture used to describe genuine and sincere happiness for another person without any…
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A fun, lively place with an inviting vibe that makes you want to be there.
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Datsuzoku (脱俗) - Freedom from habit or formula. Escape from daily routine or the ordinary. Unworldly. Transcending the conventional. This principle…
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Yūgen (幽玄) - Profundity or suggestion rather than revelation. A Japanese garden, for example, can be said to be a collection of subtleties and symbolic…
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Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (noun) are Japanese words which refer to a particular aesthetic or beauty of simple…
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Shizen (自然) Naturalness. An absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced. Ironically, the spontaneous nature of the Japanese…
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Seijaku (静寂) Tranquility or an energized calm (quiet), stillness, solitude. This is related to the feeling you may have when in a Japanese garden. The…
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Fukinsei (不均整) Asymmetry or irregularity. The idea of controlling balance in a composition via irregularity and asymmetry is a central tenet of the Zen…
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Kanso (簡素) means simplicity or the elimination of clutter. The best things are expressed in a plain, simple, natural manner. Nothing extraneous, nothing…
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Omotenashi is the very Japanese concept of selfless hospitality. The concept goes beyond ‘the customer is always right’, instead it is more an…
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The concepts of sente and gote are important in higher-level Go strategy. A player whose moves compel the opponent to respond in a local position is…
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