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August 30th, 2006 at 1: 33 am takuan: I know this will probably consign me to eternal perdition, but I saw a T-shirt the other day and, unbidden, the name "Ilion" flashed in my head the instant I saw it:

Armstrong Expands on the Theme 2006

And, such whining would be so indicative of immaturity, and worse, perhaps. takuan: … I saw a T-shirt the other day and, unbidden, the name "Ilion" flashed in my head the instant I saw it:

Armstrong Expands on the Theme 2006

Buddhist monks often do a little food gardening to supplement their begging rations; I admit that I've never read anything about their gardening practices, but what I know about Japanese food suggests that they will eat root vegetables the most famous of the Japanese pickles, the takuan, is a radish pickle yellow named after a monk who supposedly invented it.

Dharma of the Bodhisattva Sanders. Angry Professor 2007

We will gladly point you in the direction of temples where your sustenance will be little more than a bowl of thin brown-rice gruel served with crunchy, salty takuan pickles.

精進料理 (しょうじんりょうり): Vegetarian Japanese cuisine Mumon 2005

With the huge bundle of the _furoshiki_ on his shoulders; with straw raincoat, sun hat, clogs for wet and dry weather, piled on the top, and the stalks of the _takuan_ dangling down; "it was just as if they were running away from a fire."

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

Kyu [u] bei sat by, his eyes dazzled by the wealth of goods displayed, and his nostrils shifting under the acrid perfume of the _takuan_ and remembrance of his stupidity.

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

He spied the _takuan_ and his face broadened into a smile.

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

It is the last-named cleric who is responsible for the hard and palatable yellow preparation of the _daikon_ (radish) known under his name of _takuan_.

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

My husband could not understand my hesitation when I love other smelly foods like rakkyo (pickled scallions) and takuan (pickled daikon radish) which repel him.

BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2010

My husband could not understand my hesitation when I love other smelly foods like rakkyo (pickled scallions) and takuan (pickled daikon radish) which repel him.

BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2010