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In ancient times, it was a term used to describe a heated stone (seki) which a Zen monk-in-training would place in the folds (kai) of his robes to give him a feeling of warmth and fullness and help him withstand the pangs of hunger.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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In ancient times, it was a term used to describe a heated stone (seki) which a Zen monk-in-training would place in the folds (kai) of his robes to give him a feeling of warmth and fullness and help him withstand the pangs of hunger.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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In ancient times, it was a term used to describe a heated stone (seki) which a Zen monk-in-training would place in the folds (kai) of his robes to give him a feeling of warmth and fullness and help him withstand the pangs of hunger.
Sara Waxman: Eating Beauty: An Adventure in Japanese Cuisine Sara Waxman 2011
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Sustainable is Good | Where design, lifestyle and packaging meet: seki edge
seki edge 2007
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Technorati Tags: scissors, seki edge, stainless steel
seki edge 2007
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He misread a seki situation, giving away several stones, failed to make an eye to protect a vulnerable territory, and used stones wastefully.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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He misread a seki situation, giving away several stones, failed to make an eye to protect a vulnerable territory, and used stones wastefully.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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At the bombardment of the Simono-seki forts, at the entrance of the
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs Jacob Mortimer Wier Silver
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** It was designated the Kogoanen-seki, from the cyclical name of the year.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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