Word: acceptant
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...aren’t too shabby. We complain because we have to—students love to relate to one another through mutual bitching and moaning about common oppressions such as mediocre food, constant problem sets, Expos (for the first-years) and how the Lampoon won’t accept heterosexual compers...
...made for a nice demonstration of post-cold war togetherness. But why try to kid anybody? If global events after Sept. 11 proved anything, it's that the U.S. is now the only superpower in the game. One thing that means is that everyone else is going to happily accept our invitation to party, even if it's in a town where most of the beer has been watered down to 3.2% alcohol...
...Ouch. "I couldn't accept it as reality, I couldn't believe it was happening to me," says 54-year-old Tsuneo Tokoro, who lost his job last spring when his factory - where he had worked for 37 years making water faucets - shut down. "But if companies like mine can't go to China to make things, then they will go broke." Masami Sato, 36, who left his electronics company in Yokohama after 16 years and is now training to be a health-care aide, says he will be earning half of his previous salary in his new job. "None...
...club with more than 100 members. Each offers a service provided in exchange for yufu. One woman teaches people how to wear kimonos. An unemployed man gives haircuts. Several townsfolk sell rides in their cars. "In Japan, if you do this kind of favor for someone, people won't accept money," says Urata. "But they'll accept yufu...
...death fast" and its cultish embrace of morbidity. The strikers appear to have mastered the science of dying, taking liquid and vitamins at a rate that permits them to waste away at an incredibly slow rate. As death approaches, supportive "carers" comfort them and encourage their families to accept the legitimacy of the protest tactic...