Definitions for "Iki"
Keywords:  japan, chonin, kyushu, nagasaki, mongol
Small island off the North-west coast of Kyushu, between Japan and Korea. Part of Nagasaki prefecture. It was hit hard by the Mongol Invasions of 1274 and 1281.
Iki (いき, often written 粋) is a traditional aesthetic ideal in Japan. The basis of iki is thought to have been formed among commoners (chonin) in Edo, pre-modern Tokyo. Among those who are not familiar with Japanese culture, some tend to misunderstand iki as simply "anything Japanese."
no colour response when treated with Melzer's Iodine reagent; sometimes referred to as inamyloid (see amyloid, dextrinoid).
Keywords:  smaw, manini, kine, kee, adj
(ee-kee)...(adj.)...small...little... see also manini and smaw kine
Keywords:  rttin, folk, album, studio, songs
Värttinä's 11th album (9th studio album), released in 2003. It continues Värttinä's trend of having more original compositions, while retaining a folk influence in the songs and their style.
Breath. The physical act of respiration. Also will power.