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My hometown is adjacent to the ocean.
僕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。
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。
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。
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。
The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.
お里が知れる。
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。
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.
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。
Midori sometimes drops consonants.
美土里は時々子音が落ちる。
My aunt lives in a lonely house in the country.
叔母は田舎の人里離れた家に住んでいる。
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。
He must be homesick.
かれはきっと里心がついています。
Rome wasn't built in a day.
千里の道も一歩から。
My aunt lives in a lonely house in the country.
祖母は田舎の人里はなれた家に住んでいる。
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。
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.
