Dialog 1 beat a dead horse [ 済んだ事を蒸し返す ]
| Alicia: | Come on! Let's buy some nice handbags with your bonus. |
| Yukio: | No! I already told you, I want to buy a boat. |
| Alicia: | We can get matching bags and we'll look so fashionable together! |
| Yukio: | In fact, I've already bought the boat, so you're beating a dead horse. We're going to sail to the Maldives for Golden Week! |
Dialog 2 move up in the world [ 出世する ]
| Alicia: | I'm sorry Officer; I didn't see the red light. I was ….hey wait a minute! Don't I know you? |
| Yukio: | It's me, Charlie from high school. |
| Alicia: | That's right! Didn't you drop out of high school? |
| Yukio: | Yes, I did but I went back to school and became a police officer. |
| Alicia: | Wow! Congratulations, you've really moved up in the world! |
| Yukio: | Thanks. I'm still going to give you this ticket, though. |