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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.
お里が知れる。
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。
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。
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。
Mariko went to the aesthetic salon.
麻里子はエステティック・サロンに行きました。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
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。
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。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
千里の道も一歩から。
Does he often call his parents at home?
彼は郷里の両親によく電話しますか。
Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.
悪事千里を走るって言うだろう。悪い噂はアッという間に広まっちゃうのさ。
The Great Wall of China is more than 5,500 miles long.
万里の長城は五千五百マイル以上の長さがあります。
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.
We're all at sea about where to take our company from here.
これからどう会社を経営していったらいいのか、五里霧中だ。
The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.
党首は今後の方針を一瀉千里に述べ立てた。
Bad news travels quickly.
悪事千里を走る。
Mari has been to Hungary.
麻里はハンガリーに行ったことがある。
Rome wasn't built in a day.
千里の道も一歩から。
Mr Sato was standing on top of a boulder.
里さんは岩の上に立っていました。
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.
