port. I sometimes go to a meeting with a company in a magnificent building in the city's Chiyoda Ward or Chiyoda Ward. The floor is freshly built and polished. The floor is newly built and polished, and you can move around by escalator or elevator, and there are security systems in place that I have never seen before. Of course, to enter the building, I have to get an entrance card and go through what looks like an automatic ticket gate at a train station.
young (animal)The people who work in such places are casual but crisp , and clean. The average income seems to be high. I imagine that they must have received a good education.
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)At times like this, I think there are things that one would never see in a life of shuttling back and forth between such a workplace and a luxury tower apartment in Futakotamagawa or Musashi-Kosugi.
(after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps. people who live in what is loosely termed a ghetto-like area.
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)Some mothers have children in their teens, and although it would be nice if their husbands had decent jobs, they end up living like pimps and eventually abandoning their mothers and daughters.
(after a noun) used when calling out to someoneIt may be easier to understand if we label them as "Nanki-esque," but even in 2025, there are still many stories like this.
what. I am from such an area myself. Sometimes I meet up with alumni, but even after decades, the clock is still ticking.
Shou (dynasty of China, approx. 1804-1813 CE)During the Japanese era, the greatest interest of the boys in this area was motorcycles and cars. . myself included, as an example. Since junior high school, I have been fascinated by modified motorcycles and cars, even though I did not have a license, and getting together at my friends' houses to read those kinds of magazines was a regular after-school activity.
special. was a time when more and more Showa-era masterpieces were being released for motorcycles. Honda 400F, Kawasaki KH400 , Suzuki GS400 and so on .
dismissal. Some of my classmates were riding around on motorcycles borrowed from their seniors without permits.
16As soon as he turned 18 , it was common knowledge among his peers that he would get a motorcycle license.
this (business organisation or place). I also got a moped license right away, and then a medium-sized license.
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)But I didn't have the financial means to buy a motorcycle myself, so I would borrow bikes that my friends had bought with money they had worked for instead of going to high school. Their love for motorcycles is no less than our staff member M's love for Alden.
indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.. and in the middle of high school, although I still have an interest in motorcycles, I've already moved on to cars next. The top of the list was the Kenmeri Sca-G, and then the Cedric and other sedan chassis cars. . The conversation was dominated by the idea that the independent suspension made the rear wheels go into a "C" shape.
(before a noun) mere. then everyone's attention shifts to cars rather than motorcycles.
indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.I personally prefer motorcycles to cars . This has always been the case.
since (i.e. "for that reason")I've been riding motorcycles since I've been here. . or rather, I have always had several.
just (e.g. "just try it")I was in my mid-twenties when I had the number two bike. It was when I was into racing motorcycles on the track, two bikes for racing, a moped and a 250cc bike for everyday foot traffic, and the bike I still ride today.
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)I have a Harley XR1000 model that I acquired about 30 years ago. It is a so-called "homologation model" and was produced only for two years in 1983 and 1984, and about 2,000 units were produced.
ba (Haitian dance music)I got it from Los Angeles as a personal import for a race called Toll of Twin.
young (animal). for the past 30 years, and I have enjoyed making various modifications to it.
young (animal)I am a person who is full of love for motorcycles, but I have also been addicted to surfing for a few years now. Every weekend, I go to the ocean in Chiba . When I hit a big wave, my adrenaline kicks in and my mind goes blank. It's a good way to relieve stress.
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)Then, an acquaintance of mine opened a cafe in Harajuku, and when I went there, it was like a paradise. It was like a paradise.
3rd note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scaleThe brand originated in Australia , but its concept is based on motorcycles and surfing.
counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)The owner's taste is probably exploding in this store. The product lineup is also good for business.
counter for birds and rabbitsIf only the ghetto areas of Japan had evolved in such a tasteful way, perhaps we could have created a brand that would have taken the world by surprise.
