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.