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  • Sei is stung by the Asian giant hornet, the world’s largest wasp (and among the deadliest).

    The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson: Questions 2008

  • The analysis and dissolution of a unified self are carried to an extreme in Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore (1921) [Six

    Luigi Pirandello - Biography 1934

  • During his lifetime the Emperor gave him a lute, called Sei-zan, "the Azure Mountain"; this lute at his death was placed in a shrine erected to his honour, and at his funeral music and plays were performed during seven days within the palace, by the special grace of the Emperor.

    Tales of Old Japan Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Redesdale 1876

  • Blood and Black Lace aka Sei donne per l'assassino.

    DVD Times 2008

  • Trans lesbian Vermont blogger Bridget "Sei" McBride

    Queerty 2009

  • Unfortunately, that's 1.) not how Japanese names work and 2.) "Sei" does not mean purity.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Big Jim 2010

  • Unfortunately, that's 1.) not how Japanese names work and 2.) "Sei" does not mean purity.

    How To Kill My Interest as a Reader Big Jim 2010

  • Even in Asia, the Japanese literary tradition was born in the work of female writers of the 10th - 11th centuries AD who explored women's lives in poignant masterpieces like Lady Murasaki's The Tale of Genji and Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book.

    Govindini Murty: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Twilight, and the Return of Women's Blockbuster Films Govindini Murty 2011

  • We are introduced to a young, apparently really hot, woman named Amaya Sei.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Big Jim 2010

  • I mouthed the words from La Bohème as I closed my eyes and saw my husband again: “Ho tante cose che ti voglio dire, o una sola ma grande come il mare, come il mare profonda ed infinita … Sei il mio amor …”

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

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