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  2. Gender differences in Japanese - Wikipedia

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    Such differences are sometimes called "gendered language". [ 1 ] : 10 In Japanese, speech patterns associated with women are referred to as onna kotoba ( 女言葉 , "women's words") or joseigo ( 女性語 , "women's language") , and those associated with men are referred to as danseigo ( 男性語 , "men's language") .

  3. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.

  4. Kishōtenketsu - Wikipedia

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    This view is backed by Wu Yingtian who cites a four-structure poetry type which included chin (hanbi), neck (Jingbi), belly (fubi) and behind (houbi) attributing it to Yang Zai. [1] It was, however, described by Fan Heng (1272–1330) as methods of writing poetry, divided into four styles: qi, cheng, zhuan, and he.

  5. Sexual vampire - Wikipedia

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    In heterosexual intercourse, each partner would exchange their abundant aspect of qi with the other's, creating a healthy balance of yin and yang. However, in homosexual intercourse, partners would absorb the same aspect of qi they secreted, resulting in no net benefit to either (Goldin 2001: 6–7).

  6. Kuji-in - Wikipedia

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    Especially in regard to the first and last mudras, the mudras associated with the syllables "to" and "sha", "kai" and "jin". These mudras are obvious yin and yang counterparts. This is significant in that the concept of yin and yang is seen as encompassing all the cosmic phenomena, all eternity between the two polar opposites.

  7. QI - Wikipedia

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    QI has a philosophy that "everything is interesting if looked at in the right way". [5] Many factual errors in the show have been corrected in later episodes or on the show's blog. For its first five series shown between 2003 and 2007, episodes premiered on BBC Four before receiving their first analogue airing on BBC Two a week later.

  8. Onmyōji - Wikipedia

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    Based on the ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang and five phases, which began in the Xia and Shang dynasties and was almost completed in the Zhou dynasty, that all phenomena are based on the combination of yin-and-yang five phases of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, onmyōji is a uniquely Japanese profession that is responsible for astrology, calendar, I Ching, water clock, etc., which ...

  9. Sweet Relationship - Wikipedia

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    The story revolves around two polar opposites who wouldn't have met if it hadn't been for luck. Chang Bai Hui is a simple girl with extraordinary taste when it comes to food and dining. She could tell the difference between fine dining and a poor cooked meal in an instant. Ever since she was little, food has been the center of her world.