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Musha-burui: Trembling Before a Formidable Task (Ep. 1)

I want to share something I learned from my mother-in-law many years ago here in Japan. It's this word that stuck with me, and honestly, I use it all the time. This is called *musha-burui* - literally "trembling like a warrior."
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Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.

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