Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Koichi talks about a word that doesn't exist in English: Tsujigiri. This word means "to cut someone down to test out a new / newly sharpened katana." Apparently, it happened often enough that it became an actual word, which is both awesome and terrifying.
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Koichi talks about a word that doesn't exist in English: Tsujigiri. This word means "to cut someone down to test out a new / newly sharpened katana." Apparently, it happened often enough that it became an actual word, which is both awesome and terrifying.
Music by Ben Prunty: benprunty.com
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Sorry for all the camera shakes. Was literally just walking around doing other things with the camera running (possibly on accident?). Not sure if Disney will be happy with the Its A Small World Garbage bin, though.
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