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あいにくの雨　ill-timed rain

When I was about to go out, it started raining.
It’s all the timing. I had ill-timed rain and decided to stay in my place.
So much for that!

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ホクホク　　squashy

The chestnuts, roasted by Hisaya, are very sweet and squashy.
Each nut is very large and already cut at the hull, so it’s very easy to peel it.
The triangle shape paper bag is also cute.
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★I bought it at Yurakucho Station, but Hisaya also has an online shop.
http://www.kyo-yakiguri.com/

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put me in a sentimental vein 　　　 感傷的な気分になる

Now there are many tours related to Tokyo Tower, such as a stay at a hotel with the tower view, in tribute to the best selling book. I stayed at Tokyo Prince when I had to catch the flight early in the morning for my biz trip. I asked to the hotel “I ‘d like a room with Tokyo Tower view.” The room was almost at the foot of Tokyo Ｔower and I even looked up at it! It was kind of a nice stay.

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★I love watching Tokyo Tower at night. The orangish light putｓ me in a sentimental vein.

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昔の恋人　　old　flame

Don Johnston (Murray) receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him！ The situation causes Don to examine his relationships with women and he embarks on a cross-country search for his old flames…It might be a very scary story for men and a funny story for observers. You can enjoy Bill Murray’s soulful eyes.
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★Part road movie, part detective story, part meditation of a human heart, Broken Flowers is even more minimalist than most Jim Jarmusch movies.

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馴染みの・行き着けの　one’s frequent/ one’s back yard

When I was walking on Kotto St., after a long time, I found the restaurant I used to frequent when I worked as a student part time translator in the area. The wall was painted, however, the appearance and the atmosphere hadn’t changed. It makes me happy as if I met my old friend after ages.
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★Smoky is a sausage restaurant on Kotto-dori in Aoyama. Many restaurants in the area had gone so I was very happy when I found the restaurant was still there.

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場所をとる　space-consuming

These tissue boxes have wide bottoms on one side and it can stand by itself! Sometimes a tissue box is space-consuming so this shape is very convenient to make room on the table. If you lay the box down, the shape seems very stylish also.
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★I found this at the sundry goods shop Sempre on Kotto St. in Aoyama.
http://www.sempre.jp/

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できちゃった婚　shotgun wedding

There are so many shotgun weddings these days. Some analysts say that 40 % of 20’s marriages in Japan are shotgun weddings now! There is nothing bad about this kind of marriage, however, it is true that the couple who marries in their early 20’s (and teenage) because of having a baby, tend to divorce… Well, it’s very nice to have your baby at a young age, but you would be better to have a baby when you are well prepared, I guess.
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★Many show-business celebrities tend to marry in this style. This is the mainstream of marriage for young people!?

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もちもちした　elastic

Bread & Company serves a lunch special with their freshly-baked breads.
The bread’s outside texture is crispy and the inside is very elastic. When I went to the restaurant, I was so hungry. Even if I subtract this aspect…the taste was good!
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★Bread & Company becomes a grill bar at night. 。 http://www.breadandcompany.jp/　
The lunch special was served with two breads, a dish and drink for 1200 yen.

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電池式の　battery powered

I found a charming cup with cow spots at sundry goods shop. Simply pour milk into the tumbler, add your favorite fruits or syrup flavor, place the battery powered mixer into the tumbler to make the creamiest, richest drinks and desserts in seconds.
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★Whisking milk briskly with the Mixin' Moo Cup will make milk drinks fun and delicious for adults and kids alike!　You can find this tumbler at following shop.
http://www.ys-eyes.com/home/home.htm

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よーく見ると　 Look closely　

I found a world map made of felt. All the dolls are attached with magic tape and you can move them whenever you want to. A handmade map seems very sweet and it’s a very good idea that you can put these ethnic characters on by yourself isn’t it?
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★Look closely, you’ll find a Mexican man in Africa.
I found this map at Conran shop.http://www.conran.ne.jp/shop/

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心のゆとり breadth of mind

How often do you notice the white moon in the daytime? It means how often do you have breadth of mind, I gueess. It’s been a long time since I saw it last. I just wonder if I can see it every day if I look up at the sky? I should take time to see the white moon once a day to relax.
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★Why does the moon look white in the daytime?

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make me feel like-　 -の気分になる。

The poster, showing two tiny bunny boys, is really cute, isn’t it? 　
This is an advertisement of London. It makes me feel like flying to London.
Well…the advertisement is really successful. Good job! 　for the creator.
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★There is an adult version of these bunnies, however the impact is not as strong as the kids’ one.

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土の香り　smell of soil

Cabbage growing in this season is very soft and has a special sweetness.
It also is very tender green and has a little bit of the smell of soil. I love a dish cooked with these cabbages with asparagus, sweet pepper, bacon and pasta.
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★I found a small cabbage patch on the riverbank.

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花びら　petals

Flowers are very colorful in this season. After the cherry blossom season, I feel spring when I look at tulips. This tulip has a special color that is hard to depict. It’s basically orange but yellowish in a way and red in the other way. I’ll say it’s a burning orange. It sounds very passionate don’t you think?
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★There are many kinds of tulip, some bloom in April and some are in May, some have eight petals and some have just a few.