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aware (noun) : [a-wa'reh] [japanese word and common cultural idea] - an awareness and appreciation of the ephemeral beauty of the world; a poignant sensation one has of time passing and of the inevitable cycle of life and death.

In Japan, elders often engage in reflective mono-no-aware, which in that culture, is appreciating the sadness of existence. (submitter's quote, not book author's) —unk, book In Other Words: A Language Lover's..., recently (year or two ago)

Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 25, 2005 20:17

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