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Suri (スリ – Pickpocket)

02/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments bag, body, goods, Italy, money, pickpocket, pocket, rub, sightseeing, steal, tourist, trip, Venice

Suri スリ Today is the last day of my stay in Italy, and I will visit Venice. 今日はイタリア滞在の最終日で、ヴェネツィアを訪れる予定です。 In sightseeing

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

02/16/201902/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).

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Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain)

02/15/2019 Toru 0 Comments close, combination, conference, curtain, draw, end, event, extend, lower, play, role, thing

Makuhiki 幕引き The academic conference in which I am participating is approaching ‘makuhiki‘ (幕引き). 現在参加している学会も、間もなく「幕引き」です。 ‘Makihiki’ means that things or

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Ikken Rakuchaku (一件落着 – Problem Solved)

02/14/201902/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments case, conference, fall, finish, land, one, presentation, problem, settle, settlement, solve, thing

Ikken Rakuchaku 一件落着 Today, my presentation at an academic conference was finally finished. 今日、学会での発表が終わりました。 To describe such a situation, you

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Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい)

02/13/201902/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments big, chance, fact, fish, grate, miss, missed, try

Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii 逃した魚は大きい Today, I knew that I missed a very big chance. 私は今日、とても大きなチャンスを逃していたことを知りました。 However, something that you

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Bottakuri (ぼったくり – RIp-Off)

02/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments euro, exorbitant fee, fee, frustrating, Italy, money, pick up, pizza, rip-off

Bottakuri ぼったくり I am in Italy now. 私は今、イタリアにいます。 Unfortunately, today I experienced ‘bottakuri‘ (ぼったくり) at a pizza store. そして、あるピザ屋さんで「ぼったくり」にあってしまいました。 ‘Bottakuri’

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Kara Shucchō (カラ出張 – A Fake Business Trip)

02/11/201902/11/2019 Toru 0 Comments accommodation, business, business trip, claim, empty, expense, fake, fraudulent act, Italy, research, transportation, trip

Kara Shucchō カラ出張 I work at a university and sometimes go on a business trip using public research spending. 私は大学に勤めており、公的研究費で出張をすることがあります。

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Sihan Seiki (四半世紀 – Quarter-Century)

02/10/2019 Toru 0 Comments century, emphasize, formal, four, half, novel, quarter-century, sentence, wording

Sihan Seiki 四半世紀 Today, I found the expression ‘shihan seiki‘ (四半世紀) when reading a novel. 今日、小説を読んでいると「四半世紀」という言葉を見かけました。 ‘Shi‘ (四) means “four,”

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Yatsuatari (八つ当たり – Misdirected Anger)

02/09/201902/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments act, anger, bump, calmness, direction, eight, hit, misdirected, surroundings, unrelated people

Yatsuatari 八つ当たり Today, I did an act called ‘yatsuatari‘ (八つ当たり). 私は今日、「八つ当たり」をしました（反省しています）。 ‘Yatsuatari’ means that when you get angry with something,

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