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Hara kiri is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word “seppuku” which means, literally, “belly splitting.”
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He put the tip of his finger on a spot close under his breastbone, the very spot of the human body where a Japanese gentleman begins the operations of the Hara-kiri, which is a form of suicide following upon dishonour, upon an intolerable outrage to the delicacy of one's feelings.
A Set of Six 1906
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The kiri is a fast-growing, broad-leafed hardwood from China that naturally regenerates from the stump after harvest.
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"I say yes!" cried Jack; when, as if moved by the same influence, the two Zulu boys leaped up, ran a few yards, and picked up each his "kiri,"
Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers George Manville Fenn 1870
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Honshu comes this awesome treat, "food drops" flavored like rice dumplings called kiri-tampo (also written kiri tanpo flavored with delicious miso and cooked in a pot (
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Takashi Miike's new film Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai -- in three D -- starts with an intriguing although unbearably long ritual scene of hara kiri, where a man keeps twisting a dull bamboo sword in his gut, to no avail, while samurai stand in formation, until a sword-man finally swipes off his head.
Karin Badt: Cannes 2011: Director Takashi Miike Speaks About Samurai Ritual Suicide Karin Badt 2011
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Hari kiri for a samurai is not violent, it is their way of life.
Karin Badt: Cannes 2011: Director Takashi Miike Speaks About Samurai Ritual Suicide Karin Badt 2011
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Takashi Miike's new film Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai -- in three D -- starts with an intriguing although unbearably long ritual scene of hara kiri, where a man keeps twisting a dull bamboo sword in his gut, to no avail, while samurai stand in formation, until a sword-man finally swipes off his head.
Karin Badt: Cannes 2011: Director Takashi Miike Speaks About Samurai Ritual Suicide Karin Badt 2011
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Ms. SMITH: (as Phyllis) (Singing) Will it be birds in spring or hara-kiri?
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Ms. SMITH: (as Phyllis) (Singing) Will it be birds in spring or hara-kiri?
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