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It is possible to translate the name Pining Wind because the same double meaning exists both in English and in Japanese: matsu means 'to wait' and 'pine tree.'
Matsukaze 1978
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Pining for the womb-like comfort of hotels, I made the (then) rash but (now) perfectly sensible decision to give up my flat, sell almost all of my possessions, pack the rest into a carry-on bag and jump on a plane to Manhattan for three months; the longest I could stay in the US without a visa.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Ten: I Don't Understand Why the Whole World Doesn't Live in Hotels Paul Carr 2011
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Pining for the womb-like comfort of hotels, I made the (then) rash but (now) perfectly sensible decision to give up my flat, sell almost all of my possessions, pack the rest into a carry-on bag and jump on a plane to Manhattan for three months; the longest I could stay in the US without a visa.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Ten: I Don't Understand Why the Whole World Doesn't Live in Hotels Paul Carr 2011
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Pining for 'sanity' during the rise of the Tea Party is like talking about who leaves the seat up when the house is on fire.
Raj Patel: Polite Laughter on the Mall Raj Patel 2010
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Pining for 'sanity' during the rise of the Tea Party is like talking about who leaves the seat up when the house is on fire.
Raj Patel: Polite Laughter on the Mall Raj Patel 2010
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Pining for 'sanity' during the rise of the Tea Party is like talking about who leaves the seat up when the house is on fire.
Raj Patel: Polite Laughter on the Mall Raj Patel 2010
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Pining for 'sanity' during the rise of the Tea Party is like talking about who leaves the seat up when the house is on fire.
Raj Patel: Polite Laughter on the Mall Raj Patel 2010
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Pining for the womb-like comfort of hotels, I made the (then) rash but (now) perfectly sensible decision to give up my flat, sell almost all of my possessions, pack the rest into a carry-on bag and jump on a plane to Manhattan for three months; the longest I could stay in the US without a visa.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Ten: I Don't Understand Why the Whole World Doesn't Live in Hotels Paul Carr 2011
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Pining for 'sanity' during the rise of the Tea Party is like talking about who leaves the seat up when the house is on fire.
Raj Patel: Polite Laughter on the Mall Raj Patel 2010
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Pining for "Blue skies, green water/White birds in the air," the duo thread their voices through the beat like a pair of crisscrossing shoelaces.
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