scroll-end sofa

Takuro has brought a scroll-end sofa into his living room.

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disjuncture

the 10 peoeple who stay on the lake for observation feel in disjuncture when a big storm comes
over. Because they live underground for this period until the storm goes through.

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wine decanter

Takuro has a wine decanter in his living room. That is used for serving guests.

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As if I'm not nervous enough それでなくても不安なのに

"Did you hear that Susi would be gone for a while?"
"I didn't want to be noticed. As if I'm not nervous enough.

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and I was であるのに実際には

I have prepared much, I think, and I'm not so sure of going through an expected big storm
which would come over in two days as the forecaster said.

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stuck-up
Yoko works as a secretary to Takuro, sometimes looking stuck-up.
Susi doesn't give a look of a stuck-up girl.

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That must be it きっとあれだ

I heard there would come up with a horse in foal at Susi's place.
That must be it. I saw that one.
.........................................
Tell me まったくそのおとり

Do you think Takuro hasn't lost his love for Susi?
Tell me.

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Well, I don't know ええと、どうかな

Do you think you can let me ride on a horse, Susi.
Susi: Well, I don't know. I may not be well prepared for that.

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avenue 手段

What avenue would be possible to produce a steeplechaser? Susi is thinking.

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It's not like you need to 　〜だなんてみずくさい

It's not like you need to say this to me, Susi.

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back corner: 奥の隅

Susi keeps various instruments for dealing with horse, in a back corner of the hovel.

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on the hither side
We, living on the hither side of the fence, watch in peace as wild animals are behaving on their
own.

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tongs
Susi have various instruments like tongs, rasp to do the role of farrier sometimes as need arises.
She uses tongs to hold a shoe.

adz
She uses even an adz to clear bush near the field for horses.
ファイル

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performing ふりをしている

I hear that Ank, a pilot who flies from and to the Human continent regularly, is a good father and husband. I don't think that he's performing.

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hovel
Susi has a hovel to have several horses in.

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swanky
Ank is planning to build a swanky house for his family.
I visited Susi's house yesterday and saw a swanky table that she said she had bought a few days ago at a cheap price.

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off in traffic

In "Human" Continent, populated by 300,000 people now. Some times many vehicles run on a
certain road. Akn, a pilot, cranks up his jeep into a main road, and off in traffic.

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plush forest うっそうとした
Plush forest lies ahead endleesly before their eyes as they're going in three jeeps.
It's home to forest creatures of every sort.

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gazebo
A gazebo is standing on the edge of the territory to observe as wild animals behave in nature.

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snicker
Tasi is not so good in giving jokes, but sometimes he does one. Persons who hear it snicker.
And Tasi likes being snickered at with his funny story.

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hale and hearty
Susi is always hale and hearty.
Tasi is being hale and hearty before his supporters.

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gridlock
Even with this small population in, there could be rarely gridlocks with many jeeps starting to move at once.
How would we have gridlocks in this thinly-populated planet?

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defraud
We don't have anyone who defrauds us of possessions on this planet. But there must be a legal system
to punish such an act when it happens.

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anxious day 気がかりな一日
It's forcasted that a big storm is coming. We're going to spend a anxious day today.
We might be to have a few insipid days underground for protection when it comes for real.

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fibber
Tasi isn't a fibber, but he'd better be a good one in doing politics.

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faceted stones
Is there someone in this area who sells faceted stones made from ones digged up in this Land?
Are you going to give a gift of faceted stones to Susi?

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jade
Susi is traning her horses not to produce jades.

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nag 駄馬
We need two good horses to go through wilderness, not nags. Nags can't be up to this
excursion.

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steeplechaser
Susi is training several horses to make a few steeplechasers.

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detractor
Tasi as governor has to live with detractors.

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Susi is organized. きちんとしている
Susi is an organized girl.

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Break a leg and なんとかして〜してください
Break a leg and join us. We're doing crusing tomorrow.

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replenish
Two helos came to replenish two-days' supply.

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cherry picker 起重機
Those robots working on the desert function as cherry pickers, too.

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insipid
While storm is going on, people live underground. Is that life underground insipid?

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terraform
100 persons are pernamently stationed on the frontier for terraforming the land.

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worry wart
Tasi may be becoming a worry wart.
Takuro is now quite a worry wart about Susi.

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feel ancient
Tasi is now 45 years old. It's early to feel ancient for his age.

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One's mind balks at
Their minds sometimes balk at the vastness of the desiccated land they would have to exploit.

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pitch a tent
They pitched a tent in the middle of wilderness, parking two jeeps nearby.

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desiccation
Desert desiccation is spreading endlessly before us.
We see no end to desert desiccation in front of us.

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feral animal
Feral animal populations have increased with steadiness.

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set the record straight
What will be his policy as govenor? He'll have to set the record
straight.

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due in for
A group of five sientists are due in for checking fish in the Lake.
They're supposed to go out on our cruiser. The vessel is for forty
passengers.

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clapboard house
There stand three clapboard shacks along the north edge of the perimeter of the Big Lake station. The buildings are used to keep fish for research.

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here to stay 定着
Takuro has worked hard to help with Susi's job. He is here to stay.

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fib
Susi wouldn't like to tell fibs about her horses.

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act up
Susi will see some buyers for horses she's been training. Her bowls
seem to be acting up even now.

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sod
About ten persons inhabit as reseachers on the Big Lake. They're making
sod in the enclosure of their inhabitance.
More phosphorus fertilizer is needed to develop roots.
A helo is scheduled to carry some over here tomorrow.

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break room
The building has a break room in it. You can use it as you want.
Susi uses it sometimes, too.

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trucker
Some truckers are working to carry material for iron-making in
Human Continent.

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pungent
Tasi gives us pungent humors sometiems.
Susi likes food of pungent flavour.

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do a thing on
Susi is doing a thing on horse-riding. 乗馬の練習

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You've got your nerve あつかましい

Tasi has got his nerve running for re-election.

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retreat in good order

A group of 5 men went on in two jeeps for exploration, but met
heavy storm on the way. They decided to leave in good order.

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annoyed by someone's presumption


Yoko, secretary, is sometimes annoyed by the presumtion of some people
who come to see her boss.

Her boss is not presumptuous.

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sonorous

Tasi spoke to the audience in his sonorous voice.

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pie in the sky

ex) 「こんどこそ宝くじをあててやろう。」
　　　It's pie in the sky.
「おれもホリエモンのようになりたい。」
Pie in the sky.

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farrier
彼女のfoalは、どのfarrierにやらせるか。
Where can we find a farrier in Nature Continent? We have about 30 horses.

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while you're at it それはそれとして

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of all days for this to happen よりによってこんな日に

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weight inside me would not go away 気持ちが晴れない

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whacked out
フルマラソンを走って、I'm whacked out.
酒を飲みすぎて、whacked out

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How did you get where you're in life?
どうやって今の生活を実現したの?

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I couldn't make sense of how you got where you're in life.
どうやって〜したか見当がつかない。

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scratch that いや、そうじゃなくて

Susi is now with a foal. Scratch that, not a foal.
How many days will it take to get to the lake?
Almost three days. Scratch that, one week likely to be taken.

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come hell or high water

We'll have robots develop the area with more effectiveness, come hell or high water.

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lolly-gag

Don't lolly-gag here. We need to go ahead in developing further.
Susi is hard-working. She isn't lolly-gagging.

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