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Dustin_Calgary:
07 Oct: 18:39
I got a vacuum cleaning robot yesterday, took it on a test run today, it's great

Sapphiregirl:
07 Oct: 09:18
Hi every1! It's been a while since I've been here,,,,It's good to be back.

tokai devotee:
05 Oct: 05:11
Well, I only just worked out was his handle means!

katafei:
03 Oct: 16:01
Well, blimey, I finally understand where Yudan gets his signature from. I've been staring at that many a time . . .

katafei:
03 Oct: 14:22
I am between two ears...

john2:
02 Oct: 11:36
I am between bordom and bieng over worked bordom because of reviewing over worked because…… well it's not getting into that f*ing skull. I feel like a 馬鹿 ,मूर्ख, ect. Or just not very smart at all.

john2:
01 Oct: 11:37
Mac ISO latin one is a subsection of the latin 1 region.[a non windows compatible version that is]. in-case your wondering.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:36
Should have more information on the move later this week.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:36
Maybe Phreadom can play with a few colors after the move. We found someone who is working on the last hard bits.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:35
:) I thought baby-crap green was the most loved color found in the 64-crayon box.

Harisenbon:
01 Oct: 05:24
like baby-crap green? Maybe Baby-crap blue? ;)

Harisenbon:
01 Oct: 05:24
I think it looks alot better. Except for the green background on the sides of the site. Can we make it a color that doesn't look

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豪華絢爛　magnificent; luxurious and splendid

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豪華絢爛
Magnificent; Luxurious and Splendid

豪華絢爛

Japanese	豪華絢爛 gou ka ken ran
Literal	豪華 gouka splendid 絢爛 kenran gorgeousness; ornateness
English Equivalent	Magnificent; Luxurious and Splendid
Notes	If you want to impress your host while visiting someone's house, 豪華絢爛 is a good word to use. It is also used for 'deluxe edition' of a book: 豪華版 goukaban This is also used idiomatically to say something is more than you expected. これは豪華版だ！ That (a meal) is quite something!

豪華絢爛な城。
goukakenran na shiro.
An elegant castle.

城 shiro—castle

彼女の結婚式は豪華絢爛だった。
kanojo no kekkonshiki wa goukakenran datta.
Her wedding was really splendid.

彼女 kanojo—she
結婚式 kekkon shiki—wedding ceremony [～式 ceremony]

豊臣秀吉の茶室は豪華絢爛だったと伝えられる。
toyotomi hideyoshi no chashitsu wa goukakenran datta to tsutaerareru.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's tea room is said to be have been exquisite

豊臣秀吉 toyotomi hideyoshi—Toyotomi Hideyoshi; a powerful daimyo during the sengoku period.
茶室 cha shitsu—room for the tea ceremony; tea house
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