sensei
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- noun
- /ˈsɛnseɪ/
- In the dojo, the sensei guided each student through their techniques carefully.
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Watch on YouTubeSo one of the first dances that my Kabuki sensei taught me is Sakura.
- So one of the first dances that my Kabuki sensei taught me is Sakura.
- I mean, these guys are, you know, they're the, the, the, the sensei's of selling.
- It clear it was me and then also you dressed up as Sensei Steven Seagal.
- And so I begin with the quote from Zenju Earthlin, Manuel Sensei.
- Little did I knew that my friend and coach Sensei Nigel will call him it was coming down there.
- I know there's five kicks, there's five punches and let's say I do them the best I can, but the sensei just says, you know, Mark, just not good enough.
- So in the movie Karate Kid, if you've never seen it, like is this kid, he's trying to have this, this sensei, this, this martial arts guy training for a tournament, right?
- I I don't know much about phase Sensei.
- So my own mental model was Sensei McConaughey and I didn't know how he would like it.
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Yay, Sensei, a teacher, she taught me everything about meditation because before pregnancy I was like, meditation, whatever.
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You better not be talking back to your sensei.
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Or as my sensei used to say, the future is not what it used to be.
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Until a local sensei took me under his wing.
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Is this a test, sensei?
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Your sensei would be proud, bro.
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Without acknowledging me, Sensei said, "How nice of you to come."
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You call it your sensei and martial arts or your master or your guru.
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Bow to your sensei.
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Bow to your sensei!
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Etymology
The word sensei comes from Japanese parts sen 'before' and sei 'born'. So a sensei is someone who 'came before' you in learning and is a respected teacher or master who guides others.