U.S.A.

How many stripes(stars) are there on the American flag?
　stripe ｽﾄラｲﾌﾟ n)しま地
　stars ｽターｧ　n)星

疑問文

What kind of fashion do you think she likes?

新しい

Let's do something new !

寝る

How did you sleep?
sleep well (v+adv イギリス的な表現)
sleep good (v+adj アメリカ的な表現でインフォーマル)

Tomorrow, I'll sleep tight and work for a little bit.

tight 

がんばる

I'll do my best.

続く

It runs 5 days on June.　それは6月に5日間続く（開催される）

不幸

It's hard to bear. 耐え難い

住む

I'm sure you'll like it when you start living there.

知る

I'm not familiar with Yokohama.
I'm not familiar with the word

海峡

The Akashi Straits Bridge
It's the longest single suspension bridge in the world
The Strait of Gibraltar

Passport

My passport's expiration date is February 1st 2020.

When does this promotion(sale/bargain) end?
This plastic bag is ripped.
I don't have my own bag today.
When does the warranty end?
Where is the warranty card?
When is the expiration date?
Can I return this without a receipt?

The prices are reasonable.

鈍い

blunt

tourist trap

We natives never eat at these restaurants. They are all tourist traps.

断る

Sorry, I'd rather not.
Sorry, I'd rather you didn't.

so...that

I've been so busy recently that I haven't had enough exercise.
I've been so busy that my friends might think I 've left town.
The grass is so tall that the neighbors might think I've broken a leg.

種類別

sweep
vacuum
scrub
dust

質問・感想

You're really in great shape.
Did you join a fitness club?






Do you get cold easily?
Do you get carsick easily?

朝食

I usually skip breakfast.
I need breakfast to start my day.

日本の朝食

a grilled salmon dish 

旅行後

I made a side trip to Gibraltar.

交渉

Bargain with him!

必要

I don't need that many. そんなにたくさんいらない

E-mail

I'll send you the information by E-mail.
Will you be able to check E-mail while traveling in Hawai? Yes, I think so.

The Internet

The Internet is very useful in everyday life.

間もなく

A cab is coming soon.

付加疑問文

It's not gonna be a short trip, is it?

途中

Are you on your way to the airport?

あかり

There is a light coming from that house.

道

Go straight down this road to the end.
Could you give us directions to the cemetery?

静かな

in the quiet(nosy) place

advise

She advised him to go and interview.

It means to try to enjoy and do the best you can with this moment in your life.
When you have an opportunity to do something special, you should do it.

How does Natto taste?
What is a weird food in your country?
You must be hungry, right? You may be hungry, right?
Not only children but also adults use this "yummy", right?
You might say yummy. But you wouldn't use in business situation.

A chef is demonstraing how to make something.

年齢

How old did you think she was?
I'm not (as) young as I was yesterday.　昨日より若くないよ！
I'm not (as) young as I was. もう若くないよ（もう年だよ）
You look young! Do you think so? That means my head is (as) empty as the young men.
The elderly 年配者

引きつける

It attracts a lot of wealthy cuctomers.

at a hotel

Untill cheack-in, could you keep my bags?
He said we could leave something here.
Why don't you leave them at hall.

はいる

Do you want to come in?

時間

I don't have time to babysit this weekend.
It's a 20-minute walk.
get ready
clean up
Time flies. 時間の経つのが早い。光陰矢のごとし。flyがfliesになっているのは3単現

Japanese culture

national isolation/national seclusion
Japan closed the country to foreign commerce from the 17th to the 19th century.


an island country
Japan is an island containing an almost monocultural population.


Japanese do not clearly express thier opinions
I cloud say, it's Japanese custom to expect that the other person will realize what one wants to say.
So, strong assertions are avoided.

baseball

go to baseball games

child-care

I'm hectic juggling both work and child-care.

Children can be very demanding when they're small.

slow down

I just wanted to slow down and figure out my life.

誘う

Ask:We're having a party on this weekend. Would you like to come?
Decline:Great, but I've got to work.
detail:When is it? Where is it?
Accept:



Who is playing?
Which(What) the movie is it?

Cuisine

They will be OK to eat.
She seems to like vegetables, which dishes are meet free.
having humbergers(burgers) and soda
That's getting me hungry.

電池

The battery is dead.

片付掃除

Clothes and books are lying around in my living room. lie around
Could you please put them in a wardrobe.
Could you keep them in the frodge please. They won't go off(bad) soon.

我慢

Patience is a virtue.
I think many men or women maybe annoyed but they are being very patient with women or men.
They need to live together in peace, so many men or women are being polite.

座る

Let's sit overthere.

会話（挨拶）

Hi Jack, how are you doing?




How's your flat?

しばらく

You know, I didn't come here such a long time.

一人（独り）

There's no one to come here with.

HOUSE WORK

I think he is satisfied with the flat but not with unclean his livingroom is.

I think having a tidy or organized room or home can help you think more clearly.
Our living room is always messy.

般）旅行の話

旅行が好き
I love traveling,
I'll keep traveling as long as I live.


旅行の説明
It was nice.














Are you gonna stay in one place or travel around during your trip.












FRIGHT
The fright was delayed because of heavy fog.
But thanks to that trouble, I stayed a suite the airline company prepared.

ずっと思ってた

I've always wanted to go to Italy.
I've always wanted to tell my wife that, for exanple, the living room floor is always covered with all sorts of things including clothes, things like that.

ようだ

It feels like / It's like
It feels like home / It's like home / What is(was) it like doing that?
It feels like being home.

It seems like
It seems like home.

引火性

Bacon grease is highly flammable.

消す（スイッチ）

turn off the computer/the light/the radio

わかる

I think I got it.
Got it.
I understand.
I don't get it.

今度の

the upcoming election
this coming Sunday

上向き

The number of attendees is on the rise every year.

さがる

Everyone stay back.

つける（スイッチ）

Don't leave the lights on.
I left the burner on.

とりつく

What's gotten into him?

子供の遊び

building airplane models
looking at stars through a telescope
playing hide-and-seek
building sand castles
take the training wheels off his bike

either&neither

I don't know either. 私もわからない（肯定文でtooを使用するように否定文ではeitherを使用する）


Me neither. (Me eitherは言わないほうが良い）

させる

It's getting me hungry.

Health

They're much better for your health.

You should carefully monitor your calorie intake.

空腹･腹減った･お腹がすいた

I'm starving.

(さっき食べたばっかりなのに）もうお腹がすいた

I'm already hungry again.

楽しむ 楽しい

I really enjoyed it.
This is great fun.

やり直す

I want to brush up my English.

決める

Why did you guys decide to share a flat?

共有・分ける

SHARE
Maybe, we can share the flat.

挨拶（別れ）

Have a great rest of the week.

Catch you later.　また

A)See you next week.　また来週
B)look forward to it.　よろしく（楽しみです）

模範・手本

role model

外出

Are you going out tonight?

別れ

I want you to stay here.
The best part was meeting you. 一番よかったのはあなたに会えたことでした。

会話(切り出す)

I just wanted to say 〜

I just wanted to say hello. goodby/thank you/sorry/good job/give you this

I just wanted to say check one thing.

I just wanted to say ask you something.

I just wanted to say introduce myself.


You know something?


As you know,
As you all know,


As far as I know,
As far as I'm concerned,

学生

You are a student, aren't you?

質問

学生さんへ
Have you decided where to work in the future?
He wants to work for a newspaper company.

Who do you want to work for? だれ、どの会社、どんな組織のために働きたいの？
(What kind of company do you want to work for?)



I have my own business.
Do you work for a big company?
Do you want to be a surgeon?
He work in a estate agency.
What was it like working in the financial world?
Have you ever considered changing careers?
What do you like most about your job?
Can you describe a typical day at work?
What do you do when you're not working?

好む

prefer

恥ずかしがり

Don't be shy.

嫉妬

I'm jealous.

パンフレット

brochure

すごい

awesome

great

起こる

What's going to happen today?

会話(終了)

It's already time to go.
Im going to work a little. im gonna work a little
Well, Im gonna sleep a little.
Im gonna go
it was nice talking to you

テレビ

Are you going to be on TV?

尋ねる

ask

I can't ask a girl such a rude question.
Let's go and ask to use their bathroom.

夢

ambition 抱負/大志

What's your ambition?

My ambition was(is) to be a journalist.

dream 夢(実現不可も含む)

Having a dream can be great motivation to learn language.

My dream is to be an astronaut.

My dream is to be a journalist for a television news company.

My dream is to make documentaries for television.

引越し

引越し move out 引っ越す（出て行く）　move in 引っ越してくる
Are you moving out(in) this weekend?

Are you moving out on Friday?
病気 sinckness ｢ｽィｯｸﾈｽ｣, disease｢ﾃﾞィｽﾞィｰｽﾞ｣
感染 infection ｢ｲﾝﾌｪｸｼｮﾝ｣
病原菌 germ ｢ｼﾞｬｰﾑ｣ germs

ありがとう

I'm glad to ask.

め動詞

目立っている、際立っている　stand out
You stand out as the leading teacher. あなたは一流の講師として際立っている　leading(adj)一流の

She stands out as the leading candidate.　candidate 「ｷｬﾝﾃﾞィﾃﾞｲﾄ」(n)候補者

段階・局面

reaching a critical phase 重大な局面 危機的段階

救助隊

a search party

休み

a weekend break

take a short break
I can't take any time off from work.
Do you take time off during the Golden-week?


I'll take a day off.  I'm off today.
I'll take the morning off. I'm off in the morning.
I'll take the afternoon off. I'm off in the afternoon.
I have the morning(afternoon) off today.
I'll take a half day off tomorrow.

荷物

The airline company lost my luggage.

baggage

レストラン

Do you know a good Italian restaurant near by?






in the restaurant
What's today's special?
A chef is demonstraing how to make something.

右側に

on your right

容認

Bad behavior is unacceptable.

万人

Sports are not for everyone.

春

The sightseeing becomes more popular as it gets warmer.

日常生活

I'm home.
Welcome back.


I usually buy something when(as) I use a bathroom(rest room) at a convenient store.

建てる

What was it built for? 何のために作られたの？

忘れる

Make sure.....

Make sure that. 忘れないでね

約束

I promised to take my kids to hike on this weekend.

反論

I hate to say this, but I think.....

Some people think so, but....

逃す

Did I miss anything?

間違い

Did I say something wrong?

したい

I've always wanted to visit.

寝坊

I've over slept this morning.

先にどうぞ

Go ahead.

After you.

ゆっくり

Take your time.

ところで

By the way.

えーと、、、

Let me see.

Let me think.

いくつ(数)

How many bathrooms are there?

維持

It's quite expensive to look after.維持にお金がかかる。

電車

take the tube

飲み物

Would you like something to drink?

さがす

Are you looking for a place to live, too?

家族

Well, I have three kids. 2 boys and a girl. My oldest son is 5th grade.

I enjoyed skiing with my kids. I enjoy being a dad.
my oldest child
my youngest child
my 2nd oldest child
an only child
I wish I were an only child.
I wish I had brothers and sisters.
brothers and sisters
Do you have any brothers and(or) sisters?
my mother side
It's nice to meet your family.
passed away
Does everyone in your family speak English?
Should each family sit separately? or should we mix everyone up?
grandparents
How about this? Let's sit in order of our ages, That's OK with us.

スカーフ

scarf

muffler

ミキサー

blender

オーロラ

aurora borealis

The northern Lights

雪

snow ball fight

天気・天候

It's nice weather today, isn't it?

そちらの天気はどう？

How is the weather over there?

Look!   It's snowing.
How was the weather?
What was the weather like?

教えてもらう

What does it mean?  What does that mean?

会話(グループ)

Who is he talking with?

謝罪

I didn't mean to.

I didn't mean to upset you.

I didn't mean to keep you waiting.

I didn't mean to step on your foot.

I'm really sorry for not sending you email.

会話(出合)

glad to meet you. It's great to meet you too.

Glad to know you. Same here.

It's pleasure to meet you.(堅い・ビジネス) It's pleasure to meet you, too.

(It was)nice meeting you.

See you later.

See you around.
We couldn't introduce ourselves properly before.

会話(中盤)

Did I say something wrong?

You seem like you are not a morning person.

You seem to like sports.

会話(質問する)

What do you do for fun?
Do you ever get stressed out?
What's your hometown like?

Vehicle
Do you fly often? Do you take the train often? Do you drive the car often?
How many hours is it from Tokyo to Sydney?

How do you spend new year?  How did you spend new year in China?

Did you do any sports in high school ?

How's your business going ?

Do you take the train often?

What was(is) it like 〜ing ?

What does he mean ?
Do you exercise often?






manage to 　（困難な事を成し遂げた場合に発する）どうやって～したの？
困難/努力）How did you manege to lose weight?
簡単/お金）How did you buy a sports car?
How did you win a gold medal in swimming? How did you become good of cooking?
How can I reduce my stress.
How did you manege to pass the exam so quickly?




●助言
How can I lose weight?
I recommend...
You should....
It helps(pays) to hane a good trainer.　OK. I'll do that nezt time. I'll try that.
It helps(pays) to make investments as early as possible.

廃線

a closed railway

強いられる

Displaced people have already been forced to exit their homes.

そうでもないよ

Not really

蟻

the ants in my kitchen

お

落ち着かない　restless　｢ﾚｽﾄﾚｽ｣　(adj)
The audience was becoming restless.
She was in a restless mood. mood(n)｢ﾑｰﾄﾞゥ｣気分
a restless night/He woke from a restless sleep.
オムツ　diaper 『ﾀﾞｲﾊﾟｰ』
オムツ入れ 、オムツバケツ　diaper pail 『ﾀﾞｲﾊﾟｰ　ﾍﾟｲﾙ』　※pail ﾊﾞｹﾂ、桶
終わって over
Summer vacation is over. 夏休みが終わっちゃたな

汚れ

grease stain on my shirt

キズ(かすり傷)

this scratch on my leather bag

取り除く

I can't get this stain out of the car seat.

I can't get rid of the smell.

提案

①Why don't you invite your friends over? (over:adv こちらへ、家に)
●Why don't you go and see your grandmother? = Why not going and seeing your grandmother?
(go and see:：1語の動詞として考えればよい　会いに行く)


②to do something for a short while to discover if it is suitable
●Try eating set meal with tonkatsu "deep-fried pork cutlets".

●Try eating tempura "deep-fried vegetables with soba".

●I can't get rid of the mold in my bathroom. Try scrubbing it with bleach. I'll do that.

カビ

the mold on my shower curtain

うつる(伝染、感染)

contagious yawning

あ

朝練 morning practice
味　～tastes　
Do you think natto tastes good?

どんな感じ？

What's the weather like?

What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

What' s the flat like?

感謝

I appreciate it.

I'm really grateful for your help.

I appreciate everything you've done for me.

I really don't know how to thank you. I'lol miss you.

からかう

You aren't going to play a trick on me, are you?

You are always teasing me.

旅先で

How long does it take to get there?

How long does it take to get to the hotel?

How long are you going to be there?

What are you going to do there?

Are you going by yourself?
What's that over there?
Is Yokohama a nice place?

車

Fasten your seatbelt.

会話(自己紹介)

NAME
Hello, I'm Kazu. I'll be your driver today.

By the way, I'm Kazu.　申し遅れましたが私はカズです。
I'm just an ordinary lonely middle aged.

Anyway,




I'd like to make friends with you all. みなさんんと友達になりたい。
REASON
It's not easy to book on the day.






Place to live
I live in south-west Yokohama. It's called "Totuka" district.
Some people say that Totuka is not Yokohama.
That means the outskirts of city.




I live in south-west Tokyo area. It's called "Yokohama" district.
Have you ever heard of that?
What do you associate "Yokohama" with?
It's on the way home.

SPORTS
I like sports.

I like playing sports such as tennis and golf.

And also enjoy cycling, in-line skating and skiing with my kids.

I just wanted to tell you what,

Last April, I enjoyed skiing for the first time in 25 years.
Tonight I'll have a make-up lesson. I missed lots of lessons one last month. 

I like playing sports.

As you know, in Japan many middle-aged men play golf. So do I.

But I think many golf players are just to be sociable including me.

I prefer playing tennis.

DAD

I have 3 kids. 2 boys and 1 baby girl.

I enjoy being a dad.

一旦、一度

Once you start to smoke, it is very hard to stop.

Once we get onto the highway, we'll be there in no time.

し名詞

準備
Is everybody ready?
Are you ready for some more English fun?
食事
dinner:n ﾃﾞィﾅｰ　diner:「ﾀﾞｲﾅァ」n:食事する人

緊張(神経)

I'm a bit nervous.
I'm the only kid on the tour.
I feel better already.

It'll be fine.

興奮

I'm really excited.

We are all so excited to have you on the tour.

tickets

Are there any seats left?

Are there any places left?

Are there any seats left on the A tour?

brochure

grade

I'm new here.


1st grade/7th grade/10th grade

Is your grand child in 7th grade or 8th grade?

When I was in 10th grade I used to go to school by train.

What grade are you in?

What grade are your children in?

My nephew(niece) is gonna start an elementary school next month.

Is your grand child gonna start a junior high school next month?

When my youngest child finishes a high school I'm gonna take a trip around the world.

My oldest son is gonna start a college soon.

Do you have any relatives starting or finishing a school soon?




grades
Did your parents care about your grades?
All my cousins get good grades.
My younger sister got better grades than I did.
Did you get good grades in high school?
 No, I only got good grades in my favorite subject PE.


This is a little something for you/from me.
You aren't going to play a trick on me, are you?

graduation ceremony


UNIVERSITY
I'm in the department of journalism.

at the table

●
Which would you like bread or rice?
grilled fish/flied fish
pickled vegetables/pickled cucumbers
The spaghetti yesterday was good.
I prefer al dente. The texture is good.
I love casserole.
Let's begin/Shall we begin?/Shall we say grace?
Yes, let's begin/Yes, let's say grace/
It was good/It wasn't good/Was it good?
Have the rest/I can't eat the rest
I have a room fot a desert.

We'll have a cold beer for now/I'll have the fish dish
That's all for now
May I hane a menu again?/May I hane some water?/May I hane another plate?
What appetizer would you like?/What entree would you like?
Anything else?/Anything to drink?
May I have some rice?/May I have some bread?

make

①make...of...（、、、を、、、と考える・に変える）
She is making the best of a bad situation. 悪条件を良いと考える

一語で返答

Exactlly
同意を強調
used to emphasize that*sonething is the same or different:
That's exactlly*what I mean.
That's exactly*what I wanted to do.
not exactly.
exactly.

Definitely


Absolutely=Absolute truth


Good enough