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I used to work as a secondary school teacher, and now I'm keen on enhancing my English proficiency. Are you able to assist me in learning English? In return, I can offer Spanish lessons.

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The Origin of the Samurai #8: 裏切りの影 (Uragiri no Kage)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 A servant advances carrying a tray covered with a dark cloth. The presiding judge gestures for him to
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Dec 19 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #7: 静寂 (seijaku)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 Tonight, an insistent sleeplessness prevented me from falling asleep. The dampness of the cell seeped into my
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Dec 11 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #6: 家紋 (kamon)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 The sound of the procession carrying the prisoner reverberated in the narrow corridor leading to the courtroom. The
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Dec 4 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #5: 武士道 (Bushido)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3, #4 Rodrigo Tanaka, dressed in a modest prisoner's kimono, kneels on a small straw mat, a goza. In front of him, crossing
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Nov 28 - 2 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #4: 告発 (kokuhatsu)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3 Within the Date fief, any serious accusation against anyone, especially a member of the clan, was initially handled by the
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Nov 23 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #3: 書禅 (Shozen)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 It is mid-afternoon and Rodrigo is kneeling on a small straw mat that insulates him from the cold of the stone floor. In front
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Nov 18 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #2: 物の哀れ (Mono No Aware)

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1 I wake up every day to the sunrise that filters through a small opening in the stone wall of my cell in the form of a faint, warm
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Nov 15 - 1 min. read

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The Origin of the Samurai #1: 序章 (joshou)

My name is Tanaka Ryuunosuke (田中竜之介) or maybe Rodrigo Tanaka. I don't know. My spirit is torn between the longing for my youth in Coria del Río and my samurai soul in Cipango or Nihon (日本), as they
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Nov 13 - 2 min. read

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The origin of the samurai: あらすじ (arasuji)

I start with this series, a story that is, for me, spectacular. It is the Keichō embassy. This diplomatic mission was led by the samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in 1613 and was Japan's first official
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Nov 10 - 1 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #30: Peregrinator Temporum

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29
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Nov 9 - 2 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #29: Eruptio Volcanica

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28 And
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Nov 8 - 3 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #28: Dilemma

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27 It was a
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Nov 7 - 3 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #27: Omen

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26 As I said
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Nov 6 - 3 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #26: Rogus Funerarius

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25 It was a summer
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Nov 5 - 3 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #25: Concordia

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24 It was a bright morning
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Nov 3 - 4 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #24: Ultio

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 The strategy of Lucius's
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Nov 2 - 2 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #23: Aspiratio ad Deos

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22 In those dark days when the fate
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Oct 31 - 2 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #22: Ferrum

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21 The fate of Marcus's son, if found
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Oct 30 - 2 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #21: Fatum

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20 The transfer of Marcus's son to Rome was
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Oct 28 - 3 min. read

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Murder in Pompeii #20: Tullianum

To see the previous installments, click on the following links: #1, #2 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19 The arrest of Marcus's son was executed with the
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Oct 27 - 3 min. read

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