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The result was delete. Given that the author himself states that the only source refrerenced in the article does not support the content, this is a clear case of WP:V.  Sandstein  07:10, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Ghost word. The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris is listed as a source, but Google Books suggest that this ghost word never appears in the book. The correct phrase would be "yoki hito" and it returns 5 results. Still, I suggest deletion instead of renaming. This phrase certainly requires special attention when reading the original text because its meaning is extended from "good person". But I doubt its notability as an encyclopedic article. Nanshu (talk) 11:29, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I started this article, but I can't remember why. I checked my copy of Morris's book, and Nanshu is correct. I'm a little mystified as to how I got the information to tell you the truth. I vote Keep, but won't argue if the page is deleted; no great loss. Vincent (talk) 05:26, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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