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Yen

verb

Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. Synonyms: ache, languish, pine, yearn. "I am pining for my lover"

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"Yen" Quotes from Famous Books

... which shall establish a ship-yard conforming to the requirements of the Minister of State for Communications, and shall build ships." The rates were fixed as follows: for ships of over 1000 tons, twenty yen ($9.96) per gross ton; of over 700 and under 1000 tons, twelve yen; for engines built with ships, or in any other domestic dock-yard, with the consent of the Minister of Communications, five yen per horsepower. Japanese materials ...

— Manual of Ship Subsidies • Edwin M. Bacon

Words linked to "Yen" : sen, die, ache, hungriness, yearning, Japanese monetary unit, hanker, longing, long, pine