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JAPANESE & NUMBER 5
THE NUMBER 5 IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
THE JAPANESE PEOPLE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
JAPANESE HAVE FIVE COMMANDMENTS (AGAINST: MURDER,
THEFT, LEWDNESS, FALSEHOOD, DRINKING) AND HAVE FIVE
NATURAL ELEMENTS (WOOD, FIRE, EARTH, METAL, WATER).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | 686 Fifths |
Date learned: 11-00-1968