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Tiny Treasure

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Tiny Treasure
Riding back from Tarumi, I stopped to look at a shrine, and I found this tiny glass bottle. It looks old (it has thick seams (継ぎ目), & the glass contains small bubbles). I think it`s for eye drops (目薬).

Vocabulary:
small: 小さな
tiny: 小っちゃな
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Tarumi Tour Time

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Tarumi Tour Time
I caught a one-car train from Ogaki to a small town in the mountains called Tarumi, then rode my bicycle back from there. I stopped to have lunch by the Neo River, under a rail bridge. The train crossed it while I was there, so I was able to take a nice photo. There was a lot of nice scenery, so I often stopped riding and took photos. I want to go there again.

Grammar
stop + 動詞ing = (動詞)〜するのを止める
stop to + 動詞 = (動詞)〜するために止まる
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I Feel the Need. The Need to Blog.

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I Feel the Need. The Need to B...
Last weekend I watched the original (1986) 'Top Gun' on TV with my kids. My first son really enjoyed it, so I might take him to see the new sequel, 'Top Gun: Maverick' at the cinema. I hear it`s good. I haven`t been to the cinema for ages*.

Although I enjoyed seeing Top Gun again, now I have the song, “Danger Zone” stuck in my head. lol

Vocabulary:
- for/in ages = a long time. (このフレーズでは、age = 時代, ages = 長い間(時代) )
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Leaving it Late

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Leaving it Late
Australia finally qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by beating Peru this morning. Where is Qatar? Who knows? Anyway, I`m looking forward to November.

Phrases
“Who knows?” = 誰も知りません、知っている人がいるの?
“Who cares?” = 誰も気にしない、気にする人がいるの?
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Milk Bottles, Milk Glass

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Milk Bottles, Milk Glass
I found some more bottles. The ones at the back are milk (or drinking yoghurt?) bottles. The two at the front are maybe for cream or lotion. I learned that this kind of white glass is called 'milk glass'. I didn`t know that. On the left is some kind of ceramic insulator.

Vocabulary:
- 遺失物取扱所 = Lost and Found Office

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Disappointed

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Disappointed
Did you watch the soccer last night? Japan lost 0-1 to Brazil. I`m disappointed (がっくり), but Brazil are strong, so I guess it`s not so bad. It could have been worse.

Vocabulary:
- "lost" にはいくつかの意味があります。例えば "I lost" = 負けた, "I`m lost" = 道に迷った, "I lost my umbrella" = 傘を無くした

photo credit: kyodonews.net
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