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He lived in a house remote from the village.
彼は人里離れた家に住んでいた。
Rina is in the home economics club. Her main activity is dressmaking.
里奈は家庭科部に入っていて、主に洋裁をしている。
The Imari porcelain plate that my father cherished was quite heavy.
祖父が大事にしていた伊万里焼の皿は、ずっしりと重かった。
My hometown is adjacent to the ocean.
僕の郷里の町は海に接している。
She lives in rural seclusion.
彼女は人里離れたところに住んでいます。
Mr Sato practices archery in the weekends.
里さんは週間に弓道をします。
This puppy is crying, because it is homesick for its mother.
この子犬は里心がついて泣いているんだ。
The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.
お里が知れる。
You can't hide the fact that you're having a hard time. Bad news travels fast you know.
都合の悪いこと、そうそう隠しとおせるもんじゃないよ。悪事千里を行く、っていうだろう。
He availed himself of the 'off-and-on' holidays to visit his native country.
彼は「飛び石」連休を利用して郷里を訪れた。
Recently my brother in law, artillery major Y, came back from a three year trip in Paris. Surrounded by a great number of souvenirs he had brought back, we heard tales of his travels.
Living as he did in remote countryside, he seldom came up to town.
彼は人里離れた田舎に住んでいるので、町に来ることはめったにない。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
A miss is as good as a mile.
一つ間違えば一里も狂う。
Well they say bad news travels fast.
悪事千里を走るって言うからね。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。
You say po-tah-to I say po-tay-to. Rika is just that sort of girl. There's no way to win a battle of words with her.
あー言えば、こーゆー。里香ってばそんなヤツだ。文句の言い合いで勝てるわけない。
Is Mr Sato good at literature?
里さんって文学が上手ですか。
Mariko went to the aesthetic salon.
麻里子はエステに行った。
Rome wasn't built in a day.
千里の道も一歩から。
When I was in Paris, I became acquainted with two or three painters, and I went to visit their atelier from time to time. I was always fascinated by their method of work and their way of life.