The Japan Times Alpha 22.4.15 [ひざまくら、焼きたてパン]

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■2022.4.15日号の記事から(完読度70%)
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日本のバブル期に流行したシティーポップが、世界中でブームになっているお話。亜蘭知子さんは知らなかった。ファッションしかり、食べ物しかりで、まさに Trends come and go だね。
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Nothing last forever though, and early trendsetters who started getting into city pop online in the 2010s are already moving on.
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エクストリーム・アイロニングがどんなものか調べてみた。
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The World Extreme Ironing Championships

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すごいね、ある意味命がけの競技だと思う。コメントが笑えた(笑)
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あと The magic of homemade food がとても良かった。
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O'Brien, O'Sullivan, O'Connor
O' はof が省略されたもので「~の子孫」という意味

McDonald, Macmillan, McEneany
Mac, Mc は「~の息子」という意味
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It is not half so important to know as to feel.
知識よりも感覚を大事にしよう
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■今週気になったニュース
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ひざまくら
The term, hizamakura, means "resting one's head on another's lap."

This action of one offering their hiza to serve as the other's makura (pillow) is a gesture of affection, trust, love and comfort --- be it between partners, between friends, or by a parent to their child.
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Hiza not only stands for the joint between the thigh and the lower leg, but also includes the thigh area of a seated person --- the lap.
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fresh baked bread (freshly baked bread) 焼きたてパン
One can buy most any type of common foodstuffs here, as well as freshly baked bread in the morning.
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BAKED BREAD collocation | meaning and examples of use
Examples of BAKED BREAD in a sentence, how to use it. 12 examples: One of the essential matters brought to our notice was the problem of delivery and of freshly...

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