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Rome was not built in a day.
千里の道も一歩から。
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。
Well they say bad news travels fast.
悪事千里を走るって言うからね。
Midori sometimes drops consonants.
美土里は時々子音が落ちる。
Mr Sato practices archery in the weekends.
里さんは週間に弓道をします。
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。
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。
The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.
お里が知れる。
He lived in a house remote from the village.
彼は人里離れた家に住んでいた。
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
若い男女が人里離れた洋館で恐怖の一夜を過ごすという、ホラーの定番スタイルだ。
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。
He must be homesick.
かれはきっと里心がついています。
Bad news travels quickly.
悪事千里を走る。
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。
Rome wasn't built in a day.
千里の道も一歩から。
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。
My home town is adjacent to the ocean.
私の郷里の町は海に接している。
He lives in a farmhouse remote from the world.
彼は人里離れた農家に住んでいる。
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。
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。
Mariko went to the aesthetic salon.
麻里子はエステに行った。
Mr Sato was standing on top of a boulder.
里さんは岩の上に立っていました。
A miss is as good as a mile.
一つ間違えば一里も狂う。
Is Mr Sato good at literature?
里さんって文学が上手ですか。
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。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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.
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.
