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Examples
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Their four oldest children were last night on their way back to Zimbabwe from their homes in Australia and South Africa, while ordinary Zimbabweans from Harare and beyond where making a pilgrimage to the Tsvangirais 'home to pay their respects to the family of the woman they called amai -- mother -- of Zimbabwe.
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All of this helps cultivate what the Japanese call amai, the sense of being cherished that children attain when raised lovingly.
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Zimbabweans looked to Susan, a churchgoing Methodist full of restraint, as a future "amai" (mother) in the Sally mould.
unknown title 2009
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Daniel Lewin, 31 years old, co-founder of A.amai Technologies, Garnett Bailey -- his friends called him A.e -- director of scouting for the L.A. Kings, the National Hockey League.
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That my favourite "Ariadne" has been successful at Schottenhof is delightful news to me, but I recommend Fraulein Peperl to articulate the words clearly, especially in the words "Che tanto amai."
Joseph Haydn Hadden, J Cuthbert 1902
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He accounts for love at first sight by a previous state of existence -- la dove io t 'amai prima.
The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry Walter Pater 1866
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"Two for a dollar, amai" (mother), the vendors shout.
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The office began to disappear around us as the reset amai bid us off with "Thank you for thinking InTek reality, enjoy us again soon!"
manybooks.net 2010
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"Two for a dollar, amai" (mother), the vendors shout.
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Today's topic: Ukawana amai vemudzimai / musikana / murume / mukomana wako vachitemana nemumwe murume asiri wavo, unotaurira mumwe wako here?
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