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sen·sei  (sns, sn-s)
n. pl. sen·seis
1. A judo or karate teacher.
2. A teacher or mentor.
3. Used as a form of address for such a person.

[Japanese, teacher, master, from Middle Chinese senshiaj : sen, first + shiaj, to give birth, person, n. suff.]


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The examples she provides in the last chapter, one being how Nagayo Sensai was the creator of Japan's public health bureaucracy, do not necessarily classify these individuals as being highly influential in the new government.
CAPTION(S): FIGHTING FIT: Wilson School of Black Belts first dan achievers (front, left to right) Connor Johnson, Michael Hoggins and Laurie Tawes Phillips with (back row, left to right) STORM team leader Ryan Young, sensai Stephanie Young and assistant instructor Reece Young
There, D'Urso was being put through a strict programme by a small, bearded, wild-haired sensai of about 80 years of age.
 
 
 
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