Yanki is a Japanese term for a subculture of juvenile delinquents who dress in brightly colored coats.
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Yanki Term Timeline in A Tale for the Time Being
The timeline below shows where the term Yanki appears in A Tale for the Time Being. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part II, Chapter 8: Nao
...pick up food for the picnic, Nao saw that there was a crowd of biker yanki girls hanging around outside the door. Nao was nervous and told Jiko that she wasn’t...
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The yankis were still outside when Nao and Jiko left the store. They started yelling rude comments,...
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