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December 15, 2023 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

• Shohei Ohtani held a press conference early this morning to thank his supporters and family.

• The baseball club hopes to generate income from attendance at games.

• Some factions of the LDP party have been hiding income, perhaps to evade taxes.

• I believe this slush fund might be a loophole.

• Is your neighbour’s house unique? How is it unique?

• A lot of neighbours these days have very little communication with each other.

• Do you belong to your neighbourhood association?

• How much is your neighbourhood association fees?

• I don’t like to distribute the neighbourhood association binders to each house.

• In my area, no one wants to help run the neighbourhood association.

• A small stipend may be paid to neighbourhood association organizers.

• She took a leave of absence to study and live overseas.

• After her grandmother fell ill, Maria had to take a leave of absence from work to take care of her.

• John decided to take a leave of absence from college to travel and gain new experiences.

Vocabulary

• Press conference; an interview given by a prominent person to make an announcement

• Attendance; (noun) the number of people present at a particular place or event

• Faction; (noun) a small group within a larger group, especially in politics

• Loophole; (noun) an ambiguity in the law or a set of rules

• Neighbourhood association; 町内会

• Stipend; (noun) a small amount of money given regularly to someone, often for work or as support

• Take a leave of absence; (phrase) to temporarily stop working or attending school for a specific period