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■2025.1.17日号の記事から（完読度90％）
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パキスタンで女性のバイク教習プログラムが人気。
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それよりもパキスタンで最安の新車が日本円で約130万円なのに驚き！そりゃオーバーツーリズムになるわ。
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あとは、グリーンランド首相がデンマークからの独立の必要性を強調、ガーナの市民権プログラム、卒業、ゲーム作曲家近藤浩治、インタビューが面白かった。
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Door of Return - Wikipedia

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karat　純金含有度
carat　重さの単位
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"Karat" and "carat" are confusing. Karat shows purity. Pure gold is 24 karats. An 18-karat gold ring is 75% gold. Carat shows weight. One carat is 200 milligrams. A 55-carat ruby weighs 11 grams.
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Hundreds of L.A. landlords hike rents to capitalize on 'desperate' fire evacuees

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How many prisoners are fighting the Los Angeles fires?

As brush fires continue to spread across Los Angeles County, more than 1,000 prisoners, working as "incarcerated firefighters," are among the emergency responde...

The fukuotoko (lucky man) race　福男選び
This is a Shinto ritual held every year on Jan. 10 at Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture. This race decides the luckiest man (three, actually, and women can take part, too) of the year.
At precisely 6 a.m. on Jan. 10, thousands of participants waiting outside the gates pour into the premises. They race along a 230-meter course at breakneck speed.
Funny thing is, prior to the race a lottery is held to decide which of the participants will get to line up closest to the gates.
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I take it that　～ということだね
I take it the snow is good this year?
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phonetic readings　ふりがな
The change is for people who want to register phonetic readings that are different from those on their certificate of residence.
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[n] moonshine　密造酒
They found a hidden stash of moonshine in the barn.
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