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お好みで　as you like / 無粋な　Tasteless　

This unique shape stuff is a mug, which will keep you firmly grounded with its unusual choice of handle, which is attached in symmetry. You can use either the right or left hand as you like. I　would say “One handle is enough for both hands!” Don’t say such a tasteless thing. Useless (Necessity, usually we say ) is the mother of invention!
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★I found this mug on the third floor of Tokyo Midtown.

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-の帰り道に　on the way back fromー

The guy in the recent Louis Vuiton’s advertisement is Mikhail Gorbachev＊, the last leader of the USSR. This picture, in which Gorbachev has a LV’s bag beside him was not taken for the advertisement, but taken in front of the Berlin wall on the way back from a conference. The poster says: “Why do people travel? To know the world? Or To change the world?”

＊Mikhail Gorbachev ：The last leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991.
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★It’s very ironic that the leader of a socialist country had a bag which was one of the icons of democracy. This wasn’t just a pose, he really had one. The poster is really cool because of its reality anyways.

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大人になってから英語を身につけるなら、英文法って案外と大切だと思います。でも、使うためには、たとえば仮定法過去とか現在形、といった言葉それ自体を覚える内容よりも、使う場面にあわせた例文がたくさん出てくる、「英語による英語の文法書」が役立ちますよ。＜詳しくは日本語・解説はこちらへ＞
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うちの裏　 the back yard of my place

This bird comes to the back yard of my place very often.
It flies very smooth and might be feeling good!
Do you remember the example, you learned at school,” I wish I were a bird”?
I just felt like that.

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★The bird (could be a hawk?) moves it’s wings several times and after that, just keeps them straight as if it were an airplane. It seems very relaxed.

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我ながら　　if I do say so myself

It’s said in western countries that a baby who is born with a silver spoon in her mouth, will be very happy. So I bought a silver spoon for You-ka's eating ceremony at Tiffany, which can engrave her name, the date of birth, time and her weight. Yes, I’m a doting mom if I do say so myself.
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★This spoon is designed with a baby scale and clock and with the space for the name and other information. I didn’t have enough time before the ceremony,　so I have it engraved everything later!

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英語の会話や文章など、そのまま理解しようとしても、どうにもピンとこないことってありませんか？　そこには文化や生活の違いがあるから、英日の辞書のままに言葉を置き換えてみても、状況がつかめないんですね。そこで活用すべきが英英辞典。詳しくは＜日本語・解説はこちら＞へ。
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行ったり来たり　　back and forth

At first sight, I thought this might be a cleaning robot. Actually this is a music player rolling around your room. After setting your i-pod in the center and turning on the switch, this machine starts rolling back and forth playing music and flashing lights. It’s a really cool gadget!
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★If you like uncommon gadgets, you’ll love it!
It was displayed at Idea-Sevens-Sense. http://www.idea7thsense.com/

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誓っていう・保証する　 I swear!
I enjoyed fresh fish after a long time at Tsukiji Umaimonya. The fish restaurant serves many different kinds of fish. I love their Sashimi and roasted dried calamari the best. If you like a “Tsukiji” type of restaurant( it means very casual Japanese style diner), I strongly recommend this place! You can enjoy great meals. I swear!
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★Umaimonya is located very close to Tsukiji Honganji. If you go out of the number 4 exit of Tukiji station on the Hibiya line, it takes about 10 seconds!

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英語を速く読めるようになるには、日本文と同様にたくさん読むにこしたことはありません。たくさん読むほど文字になれて、内容をつかむ力がつくからですね。でも、多少のコツはあるんです。目は横に動くほうが縦に動くよりも効率的。その運動能力をいかせばいいんです。詳しくは＜日本語・解説はこちら＞で。
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的をいた・ピンとくる　　strike home
These cute animals are bookmarks made of plastic. Each bookmark has the sound the animal makes on the mount. The frog says “ribbiｔ”, The pig says “oink oink”….These sounds are so different from Japanese ones.If you hear that, however, you might feel the American animal sounds striking home in a way.
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★I found these bookmarks at Sony Plaza at Shiodome & American Pharmacy.

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ザーッと跳ねる水の音　splashing sound

Typhoon is slowly approaching to Kanto area. I hear the rain pouring sounds and splashing sounds by cars. But It’s getting calmer and calmer…it means we are already in the center of the Typhoon!? I’m looking forward to seeing beautiful weather after the typhoon passing away!
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普通に日本で生活していると、なかなか話す機会がありません。そこで、日常の中で簡単に英語を話したり書いたりする「会話力」を向上させるには、リビングでのんびり見ているテレビを活用するといいんです。詳しくは＜日本語・解説はこちら＞へ。
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夕立のあと　after the scattering shower

After the scattering showers, it stopped raining and I just went out walking.　The little drips on the leaves were shining with the glow of the sunset. Youka was looking around with widely opened eyes and enjoying the time after the rain.
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