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  • Here and elsewhere Nishida plays on the word for absolute in Japanese, zettai, which literally means breaking through or overcoming opposition.

    Nishida Kitarô Maraldo, John 2005

  • Black One Color Knee High Socks J-List loves the over-knee socks which, when combined with short mini-skirts, create the "sweet three centimeter" space known as zettai ryoiki or "the absolute zone."

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • Black One Color Knee High Socks J-List loves the over-knee socks which, when combined with short mini-skirts, create the "sweet three centimeter" space known as zettai ryoiki or "the absolute zone."

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • [Sakka wa zettai ni hanseijiteki tariuru ka], OKZ, vol. 3, series I, p. 383. 11.

    Kenzaburo Oe: Laughing Prophet and Soulful Healer 2007

  • The “place of Absolute Nothingess” (zettai-mu no basho) first became the central concept of Nishida's thought in the mid-1920s, though he continued to develop and rethink the idea up until his last completed essay in 1945, “The Logic of Place and the Religious World-View.”

    The Kyoto School Davis, Bret W. 2006

  • Ok, undeniably Fumino looks cute in anything she wears, but what about us zettai ryouiki

    AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2010

  • Personally though, their zettai ryouiki isn't anything special anyways.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • Personally though, their zettai ryouiki isn't anything special anyways.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • Ok, undeniably Fumino looks cute in anything she wears, but what about us zettai ryouiki

    AnimeBlogger.net Antenna 2010

  • Roy Mus­tang: State Otaku known as 'Higashi no Ban­chou', this lead­ing con­noiseur of zettai ryouiki is often seen pur­chas­ing large quan­ti­ties of fig­urines from street ped­dlers and trans­mut­ing female out­fits to involve miniskirts.

    Anime Nano! 2010

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