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    Up There, Kazari!

    Australian Sports Day was a fantastic event held at Komazawa Olympic Park yesterday, and I got to go and enjoy some of the proceedings that were a decorative display, (or should I say kazari?), of some of Down Under’s favorite pastimes. The day itself was a ripper, starting with explanations, demonstrations and games of cricket, moving on to games of footy and then ending with a netball exhibition, with sales of Aussie foods, wear and fare such as meat pies and banana bread and cuppas from Club Australia‘s Tad Watanabe and the Australia Cafe van. Needing to deal with duties in the garden and home and able to enjoy lunch…

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    豪キャブラリー:Bewdy

    Bewdyは典型的なオージー英語のひとつ。素晴らしいこと及び良いことを示す言葉だ。 喜びを示すためによく使われている言葉でもあり、ほとんどの場合は形容詞と共に使い、You little bewdyやYou bloody bewdyのような感じだ。 Bewdyはbeautifulの省略であり、オージー鉛の発音でbeatyの変形した形だ。