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Riker, to Picard

He was always calling him “number one” even though the captain is the actual #1 officer in a ship. So…. 唯一無二yui.itsu.mu.ni Literally: only – one – not – two Alternately: Unique. “The one and only.” There’s nothing else like it … Continue reading

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Even uniquer! (Yes, I know that that’s not a word.)

This should look a little familiar, but there’s a twist: 空前絶後 kuu.zen.zetsu.go Literally: empty – before – cut off – after Alternately: Unique in all of history. Never before, and never again. Something so amazing, or so horrible, that the … Continue reading

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