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Actually, BONSAI means potted plant that is unnaturally dwarfed. The word you are reffering to is BANZAI, which means 10,000 years. It is just a thing that they say when they engage in combat, commit seppuku, etc. They want the Japanese empire to last 10,000 years.

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