Daily Routine

Push-ups ：０ times
Walking ：３０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

It has been six years and fifty-three days in a row since I quit smoking.
I didn't do push-ups or other physical exercises yesterday simply because
I was still very tired from the quick trip to Tokyo two days ago.
But I hope to resume push-ups as soon as possible before my arms'
muscle has not got weakened.

Today again, the callous people have disturbed public peace and I've
finally recognized that they are surely used to living as a nuisance.
They are the ones that I really never want to be.

Reading（２８５０）

＜２０１７年０１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：TIME・CNN・AGE・WPなどのニューススクリプトを通算２８５０本以上。

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gracious　：〔恩着せがましく〕親切な、優しい、上品な、丁寧な、丁重な、慇懃な
coax　：説得する、誘導する、（人）をおだてて［口車に乗せて］～させる、（人）まるめ込む

beset　：〔しつこく～を〕悩ませる、困らせる
encroach on　：〔人の権利・領域などを〕侵害する
have no regrets about　：～に未練はない、～を少しも後悔していない
pour one's heart and soul into ～：身も心も～にささげる

Daily Routine

Push-ups ：０ times
Walking ：６０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

Six years and fifty-two days in a row have passed since I broke my bad habit of smoking.
I didn't do push-ups yesterday and today again I've decided not to
because of physical fatigue from yesterday.

I took a short and quick trip to Tokyo yesterday and met one of
my best friends from college at Shinanomachi Station.
We had a very good time drinking and eating at Hidakaya right in
front of the Station.
I've got to like the Japanese style pub or Izakaya because it is
very budget-friendly.
Acutally, my friend and I drank a medium-sized jug of beer each,
one dish of Edamame, Nirareba-Itame and Yakitori, which cost
less than 1,500 yen in total including tax.....I felt so happy.

Daily Routine

Push-ups ：２１ times
Walking ：０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

I have succeeded in preventing myself from smoking for six years and fifty days in a row.
I tried increasing the number of push-ups by only one time to 21 times,
and kept more than 17-time push-ups for the tenth straight day.

It's greatly and beautifully sunny in Nagoya today.
There is not a cloud in the blue skies with a great view of mountains
covered with snow in the distance.
I hoped tomorrow is such a great day because of my planned short trip.
Anyway, weather ladies say it will be cloudy or sunny, which means
I must think I'm lucky because it will not be rainy or snowy.

Reading（２８４９）

＜２０１７年０１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：TIME・CNN・AGE・WPなどのニューススクリプトを通算２８５０本以上。

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horrendous accident　：恐ろしい事故
in a cold sweat　：冷や汗をかいて
exuberance　：元気いっぱいなこと、活力にあふれていること
prank caller　：迷惑［いたずら・嫌がらせ］電話をかける人
redolent　：芳香のある、〈比喩〉〔～を〕思い出させる◆【同】reminiscent
dignified　：〔人の態度などが困難に直面しても冷静で〕堂々とした、威厳のある、りりしい、りんとした

Daily Routine

Push-ups ：２０ times
Walking ：４０＋４０＝１ hour ２０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

I was able to keep no-smoking for six years and forty-nine days in a row.
I was able to keep at least 18-time push-ups for the ninth successive day
including the most recent two days of 20 times of them.

After a few severely cold days, it's getting milder and milder.
Especially today, according to weather reports, south winds are blowing
into the Japanese Archipelago toward the low-pressure system in the north.
So, I can feel relieved a little.
They also say the forecast highest temperatures will top ten degrees
from Sunday for about a few days, which makes me a little happy, indeed.

Reading（２８４８）

＜２０１７年０１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：TIME・CNN・AGE・WPなどのニューススクリプトを通算２８５０本以上。

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internalize　：内面化する、内在化する、〔他の集団の思想などを〕自分のものにする、吸収する、習得する
class clown　：《a ～》クラスの道化役［お調子者・ひょうきん者］◆「皆を笑わせる愉快な人」
　　　　　　　　という肯定的意味で使われることが多いが、「受けを狙って変なことをする奇人」
　　　　　　　　という否定的意味を持つ場合もある。
teacher's pet　：先生のお気に入りの生徒［学生］◆クラスで一番勉強のできる子どものあだ名
magnate　：〔財界の〕有力者、大物
deep-fried breaded pork　：豚カツ
test anxiety　：テスト不安

Daily Routine

Push-ups ：２０ times
Walking ：０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

It has been six years and forty-eight days in a row since I shook off a bad habit of smoking.
I tried increasing the number of push-ups by only one time to 20 times
and kept over 17-time push-ups for the eighth consecutive day.

The callous people again encroached on my parking space by putting
several 18-liter cooking oil cans.
Actually, I'm not a supporter of capital punishment systems because
the risk of executing the innocent can never be eliminated.
But if the callous people face the punishment, I will easily agree to carry out the order.
Anyway, I should regard them as invisible to keep myself calm.

Reading（２８４７）

＜２０１７年０１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：TIME・CNN・AGE・WPなどのニューススクリプトを通算２８５０本以上。

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set the mood for a party　：パーティーの雰囲気を盛り上げる
have an easy time　：暮らし向きが良い、優雅な暮らしをする
resolute　：意思の固い、固く決心している、断固たる、毅然とした、腹ができている
rouse someone to activity　：（人）をやる気にさせる、発憤させる、奮起させる
unremittingly　：絶えず、絶え間なく、辛抱強く、たゆまずに
fire hazard　：火災の原因となるもの

Daily Routine

Push-ups ：１９ times
Walking ：３０ minutes
Standing on one foot　：０ minutes each
Cigarettes ：０
jogging-on-the-spot　：０ minutes

Six years and forty-seven days in a row have passed since I overcame a bad habit of smoking.
I was able to keep more than 17-time push-ups for the seventh straight day
including the latest four days of 19 times of them.

Again, this moring was one of the coldest mornings this winter in Nagoya.
But I can feel a little believed because weather ladies say the highest
temperatures will inrease little by little for the next several days.
Now, I have to say the Japanese apricot trees near my workplace have
started blooming, and so, spring must be approaching little by little.