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  • In the last class I taught I teach infrequently, so I get to think a lot about it between occasions, I taught the three standard openings to yokomen uchi, which is a sideways strike to the head, cousin to the roundhouse or a hook.

    Another Aikido Story James Killus 2007

  • One evidence of this control is furnished in the establishment of an office called uchi-tsu-miyake in addition to the chinju-fu already spoken of.

    A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

  • He works in the company, "uchi," for his entire life, bringing about congenial human relations between the worker and his employer.

    The Japanese—Still Unknown 1979

  • Restricted by the concept of "uchi" (house), the Japanese have not been westernized in the sense of adopting a community life, something which is individualistic and social.

    The Japanese—Still Unknown 1979

  • By "uchi" (inside), one can understand the entity of a family as a relationship without any fences, separated only from the outside world.

    The Japanese—Still Unknown 1979

  • In the phenomena of our daily life we understand "uchi" (house) as "uchi" (inside).

    The Japanese—Still Unknown 1979

  • You cannot find in the European or American languages such a word which designates the difference between "uchi" (inside) and "soto" (outside).

    The Japanese—Still Unknown 1979

  • Mr. Ben Ali banned Ennahdha in 1992, sending its leader, Rachid Ghanno uchi, into London exile.

    Tunisia and the Arab Street 2011

  • Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi (devils out, fortune in)

    Vitro Nasu » 2008 » February 2008

  • Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi (devils out, fortune in)

    Setsubun 2008

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