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Maybe that’s why we always wear our hats
夜目遠目笠の内(Yome toome kasa no uchi;“Seen at night; seen from afar; wearing a hat”) Definition: This phrase asserts that women are most beautiful when seen in the dark, or from a distance, or when mostly obscured by something like a large … Continue reading
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Tagged 笠の内, 笠の下, 遠目, imagination versus reality, Iroha karuta, mind's eye, sexism, 夜目, 山越し, 山城の国畜生塚, 毛吹草
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