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thatching

On-Yomi: セン

Koohii stories:

1) [billyclyde] 31-10-2007(23): The thatching of the old thatched roofs in rural Japan often has FLOWERS growing out of it when it's gotten weathered. So you can pluck them and use them like tea leaves to tell your FORTUNE.

2) [astridtops] 12-9-2006(13): The fortuneteller wants the thatching of his roof done with flowers instead of reeds.

3) [mantixen] 15-2-2007(5): Flowers form the thatching over the local fortune-teller.

4) [kioku3] 1-8-2009(3): A smart door-to-door roofing salesman always gave his customers flowers and brought a fortune teller along who predicted a bright future if they got new thatching.

5) [kumakuma] 17-12-2008(2): I need someone who would be able thatching my roof. Who shall I employ, the HIPPIE or MERLIN? Obivious choice.

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