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Retirement Age Otoko Mimizu was thinking about early retirement from her company. She was 55 years old at the time and had been suffering from stomach problems for many years. One day, Otoko called the pension division of the company. She asked, "Hello! I'm wondering what is the minimum retirement age for employees." A representative answered, "You can retire at any time, however, you will not be able to receive pension until you turn 60. Early retirement is age 60 or 30 years of work; Pension payment will be at a reduced rate, determined by our division. Full retirement is age 65 or 35 years of work." Otoko finally decided to retire at 60. She thought that she would be able to simplify her life and reduce the life cost. Menu 退職の年齢 美水音子は彼女が努めている会社からの早期退職について考えていた。彼女は当時55歳であったが、長年、胃の問題で悩まされていたのだった。 ある日、音子は会社の年金部署に電話し、次のように質問した。「こんにちは！ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが、社員の最低退職年齢は何歳からでしょうか。」 担当者が答えた。「退職は何時でも可能です。でも、60際になるまでは年金は受け取れませんよ。早期退職は60歳か、または30年間の勤続年数を経てから

A Docomo Shop and A Bank Branch A Docomo Shop and a local bank branch near my house have just closed.  I wonder what is happening to these industries.  ドコモショップと銀行支店 近くのドコモショップと、地元の銀行の支店が閉店しました。これらの業界で一体何が起きているんだろう。 近く (ちかく) : a situation when something is located hear your place (noun) 近くの : near (adjective) ドコモ : Docomo Corporation, a cellular phone carrier company in Japan. ショップ : a shop ドコモショップ : Docomo Shop, At a Docomo Shop, you can contract with Docomo Corporation for your cellular phone connection for a period of time. 近くのドコモショップ : a Docomo Shop near your house 地元 (じもと) : your local town or area 地元の : local (adjective) 銀行 (ぎんこう) : a bank 地元の銀行 : a local bank 支店 (してん) : a branch 銀行の支店 : a bank branch 地元の銀行の支店 : a local bank branch 閉店 (へいてん) : closing your shop, store or restaurant (noun), ending your business at your shop, store or restaurant (noun), closing your shop, store or restaurant for the day because it is now the closing time (n

Kimi Once upon a time, there was a girl whose name was "Kimi." Her dad was a manager at his company. Boss: I want to get a birthday present for Kimi. Do you have any good idea? Woker: Well, my birthday is in the next month. キミ ある時、「希美」と言う名前の女の子が居ました。彼女のお父さんは会社で管理職をしていました。 Boss: 今日は 希美 に誕生日プレゼントを買いたいんだけど。何がいいかな。 Woker: えーと、私の誕生日は来月なんですけど、....... Kimi 君 君 (きみ) : you (casual, spoken expression, Depends on who you are speaking to, this expression can be rude. For more information, please Google search with "difference between 君  and あなた".) 希美 (きみ) : Kimi, the name of a person in this story Once upon a time, there was a girl whose name was "Kimi." ある時、「 希美 」と言う名前の女の子が居ました。 時 (とき) : a time, the time, when you do/did it, when it happens/happened ある時、... : Once upon a time, .... 「希美 」(「きみ」) : "Kimi" 言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb) と言う : which is called, who is called, whose name is 名前 (なまえ) : the name of someone

Always: Sunset on Third Street Always: 三丁目の夕日 One day, the man cried watching a movie, titled "Sunset on Third Street" on Amazon Prime Video. ある日、男は、アマゾン・プライム・ビデオで、「三丁目の夕日」という映画を見て泣いた。 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日 The next day, the man watched the sequel story to the movie, then he cried again. 翌日男は、その映画の続編を見て、再度泣いた。 Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 '64 The third day's night, the man watched another sequel. As soon as the story ended, he ordered a Fire TV stick on Amazon. 三日目の夜、男は、更にその続編を見た。ストーリーが終わってすぐに、彼は、アマゾンで、 ファイアー・TV・スティックを注文した。 Words and phrases Sunset on Third Street 三丁目の夕日 三 / 3 (さん) : three 丁目 (ちょうめ) : a district in a town which is divided into several districts (In Japan, addresses are indicated by district numbers rather than street numbers. This movie was titled "Sunset on Third Street." ) 三丁目 (さんちょうめ) : the third district in the town, "Third Street" is used for the English tit