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Skilled clock maker with 職人

Vocabulary Explanation: Skilled artisan with 職人

名探偵コナン » Volume 17 » Page 118

Having received a letter requesting help solving a mystery, Kogoro finds himself in a house filled with animal designs everywhere, including the doors, the chairs, and the plates. His attention turns to the clocks covering the walls.

小五郎(こごろう):
「しかし動物(どうぶつ)もさることながら、時計(とけい)もたくさんありますなー．．．」
"But aside from the animals, there are also a lot of clocks, huh..."
男(おとこ):
「当(あ)たり前(まえ)ですよ．．．　祖父(そふ)は時計(とけい)職人(しょくにん)だったんですから．．．」
"Of course there are... Grandfather was a clock maker, after all..."

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