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awakening

On-Yomi: セイ — Kun-Yomi: さ.ます、さ.める

Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 19-6-2007(73): On awakening the first thing I notice is a (nearly empty) whiskey bottle by my bed. Then I see the stars are still shining. “I think I’ll go back to sleep and try awakening again later.”.

2) [mantixen] 16-2-2007(17): You'll need an awakening after the whiskey bottle makes you see stars.

3) [blannk] 30-10-2009(3): My awakening came not from ordinary hallucinogens but from extraordinary whiskey: I saw stars.

4) [HolyKotor] 18-12-2011(2): The first thing I see when I awaken is stars, I wonder why until I feel the whiskey bottle next to me. Ah crap, I still need to sober up.

5) [kapalama] 30-10-2010(2): 半醒半睡 , 覚せい剤 , 覚醒剤 , 醒ます , 醒める awakening (#2750 醒) セイ, (さます, さめる (now usu. 覚ます・覚める ) … Parts: 酉 , 星 star (#1556 星) … Similars: 醒める awakening (#2750 醒), 悟り enlightenment (#622 悟) … Story: The path to Awakening are many; Drinking until you see Stars is not one of them. (well maybe it is for the Tantric sects. (actual meaning: stimulant).

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