The Daily Respite

The Daily Respite

June 26, 2024

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Clara Parkes
Jun 26, 2024
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Good morning!

It’s Wednesday, and our Japan adventure has taken us to a particularly exquisite and complex word: mono no aware, the Kanji for which is 物の哀れ.

A little context here. Before the big heatwa…

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