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Four is an unlucky number in Japan.
４は日本では不吉な数字だ。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
Chokichi keenly felt that people, as they get older, forget entirely about the worries that only young people know about and that they themselves experienced in their youth; and that they nonchalantly take this convenient disposition where they judge hars
Yoshino is a place famous for its cherry blossoms.
吉野は桜の名所です。
Mr Yoshida is at home in French history.
吉田君はフランスの歴史が詳しいです。
I have a reservation, my name is Kaori Yoshikawa. Here's my confirmation card.
吉川かおりと言いますが予約しています。これが予約確認書です。
I'm thinking of matching you against Yoshida in the race.
僕はレースで君を吉田君に対抗させることを考えているんだ。
Mr Yoshida is too severe with his children.
吉田さんは子供に対して厳格すぎる。
When Chokichi thought listlessly about this winter, and the similar winter before and the one before that, he vividly experienced the fact that as people grow older, they gradually lose their happiness.
He believes in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
彼は１３が不吉な数だという迷信を信じている。
He likes Motoharu Kikkawa.
彼は、吉川元春が好き。
Quick let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds. There's no time like the present.
思い立ったが吉日、さっそくプロジェクトの企画案を書き始めよう。
I am not as busy as Yoshio.
私は吉雄ほど忙しくない。
By the way, the pastry known as "Shu Cream" in Japan is not known under this name neither in England nor in France. If you ask for a "Shu Cream" in England, you will end up comically receiving shoe shine.
