Tsu Na Mi

I learned my second favorite Japanese word, tsunami, in my 3rd or 4th grade general science class. I have always loved it because there's something cool and sexy about the flow of its three syllables as it hisses from your tongue (tsu), to the roof of your mouth (na), and off your lips...(mi) Who ever suspected that a wall of water from the ocean would lead to such a flood of tears? But most things that sound sexy are very dangerous.

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