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Tarumi Tour Time

Jun
29
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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
#アウトドア

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I Feel the Need. The Need to Blog.

Jun
21
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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) )
#映画

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Leaving it Late

Jun
14
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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？
#スポーツ

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Milk Bottles, Milk Glass

Jun
9
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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

Jun
7
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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
#スポーツ

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オビヒトリ (Spilarctia subcarnea) Moth

May
20
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オビヒトリ (Spilarct...
Look at this cool moth. I saw it on the station platform today. A station attendant watched me while I was taking a photo of it. He probably thought, “Strange foreigner...” Lol. I don`t mind.

Vocabulary:
See, look at, watch の使い方はちょっと違います.
- See: 見かける感じ
- Look at: (ちゃんと/じっと)眺める, 見る感じ
- Watch: 動いているものを、しばらく見る感じ
#昆虫 #虫

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Old Spoon

May
19
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Old Spoon
On Monday I went bottle digging in Sekigahara. I found a lot of old cans, & some new bottles, but no old bottles. I was disappointed. However, I found this interesting old aluminium spoon. It says 'スリ切約三瓦'. The logo is for Meiji Company. I think it`s a measuring spoon for powdered milk.

Vocabulary
- aluminium “アルミニアム” (UK, Australia) = aluminum “アルーミナム” (US)

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Oh My God Medicine

May
17
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Oh My God Medicine
While I was cycling in Ikeda (north of Ogaki) I found these bottles and shards (ガラス片) by the road. The writing on the brown shards says 'トヤマ', '廣貫堂' & '神薬’ (God Medicine?). I think the others are medicine bottles too, except for the short, clear one. There`s nothing written on it, but I think it`s Yakult (drinking yoghurt).

Grammar
- 何と書かれていますか？　『＿＿』と書いてあります = What does this say? It says “___” (“What is written...? '__' is written...” はあんまり使わない)
#趣味

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Japanese Umbrella Exhibition

May
17
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Japanese Umbrella Exhibition
I went to an exhibition of Japanese umbrellas at the Gifu City History Museum (until Sunday, May 22: https://www.rekihaku.gifu.gifu.jp/exhibition/event/gifu-wagasa2022/). I like Japanese traditional umbrellas - they`re really stylish.

I went to a similar exhibition of traditional umbrellas in Thailand. We could also see the process of making the umbrellas. However, at first I thought it was a process of destroying & recycling umbrellas. Then I realized I had started in the wrong place and I was going the wrong way around the display. lol. Oops.

Vocabulary:
- lol (internet slang) = Laugh Out Loud = 笑
- oops = おっと、しまった
#文化

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Succulent Flower

Apr
29
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Succulent Flower
My succulent (多肉植物) plant is flowering now. The flowers are small, but pretty. I read online that if you cut the flower stem (茎, くき) and plant it, it will grow into a new succulent plant. Sounds easy - I might try it.

Vocabulary
- flower (名詞) = 花 flower (動詞) = 咲く
- plant (名詞) = 植物 plant (動詞) = 植える
#園芸 #植物 #花

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