席、テーブル

Ask: Can we share this table? Is this seat taken?
someone's sitting here. someone's sitting here, I think.
my friend is sitting here. Sorry about that. That's OK. Never mind. Im gonna sit overthere.
May I sit here?
Is it OK if I sit here?

family

I will take my kids zoo this weekend.

advice

Make sure  (that)......

Daily Life

I've overslept.

Did I miss anything?

印象

She is bright.

She has long black hair.

strange or weired foods

offal

escargot dish

frog

金額

The rent is not so high.

リラックス

I relaxed on the beach.

A hot bath should(推量) help to relax you.

料理

What's your specialty?

Are you good at cooking?

local specialties.

け

けが
I think it's such a minor injury.けが(軽傷)  a serious injury(重傷)
建設中
(now) being built/（now) being constructed
The house is now being built. 家は今、建築中です。

回りくどい

Generaly, I think Western people, English-speaking people, come straight to the point.

(get to the point)

I mean they tend to say the conclusion first followed by

言い訳

What a terrible excuse!

Don't make excuses!

Stop making excuses for him!

会話（気分・状態）

I'm hectic.


(I'm)Sore. 筋肉痛
I'm pretty sore today.
My legs are sore.
I'm sore from playing tennis last night.
（筋肉が）つる
(have/get) a cramp
Hold on. I have a cramp in my leg.
I think my legs are cramping.
I have a cramp( in my stomach). I shouldn't have eaten that hamburger before I ran




I have a pain in my back./legs/
筋肉痛というよりも身体の部位を具体的にあげる言い方が自然

違い（区別がつかない・区別していない）

I don't make a distinction between a kindergarten and a nursery school.保育園と幼稚園の違いがよくわからないな。　I personally think both are the same.　個人的には一緒だと思うよ。


Toyota and Nissan
I can make a distinction between BMW and VW. But I can't between Toyoda and Nissan.


express trains  and limited express
a driver's license and a international driver's license

たとえる

Which food do you compare that to? それはたとえるならどんな食べ物？
We compare that to Nato. たとえるなら納豆みたいだよ。


Which movie do you compare that to?
I think we compare that movie to STING.

I always overeat like a dog

Polite Expressions

I'd like to know…
I'd like to know how much it costs a month.　　a, anは日常会話的
I'd like to know how much it costs per month. 　perは商業的要素がある
>>>It costs 10 dollars per lesson.


Could you tell me if…
Could you tell me if you accept credit cards?




What would you like to know?

focus on "OVEREAT"

Dogs sometimes overeat but cats don't.

I always overeat like a dog. Especially "buffet parties" and "all-you-can-eat restaurants".

A friend of mine, when we were young, threw up after the meal. It was a memorable day.

I like watching TV program of "Eating Contest" such as a hotdogs contest. Ridiculous!

focus on "PETS"

In your next life, Which do you choose between a dog and a cat?

I think cats aren't (as) friendly as dogs. Also cats don't eat (as) much as dogs either.

related words

"sea"

seashore 海岸に沿った陸地 " a rocky seashore"岩場の海岸

seaside 海岸に沿った土地　"a seaside resort hotel"

beach 浜辺 "on the beach" "a private beach" "a beach house"海の家

bay 湾・入り江　"Tokyo Bay" "a hidden bay"

coast 沿岸地方　"the east coast"

embankment 堤防　"build the sea embankment" 海岸堤防

"music"

music score 楽譜 "Can you read a music score?" "Can you write a music score?"

music sheet(s) 白紙の五線譜

sheet music 楽譜本

music scale(s) 音階

key 音の調子（高低）

perfect pitch / absolute pitch 絶対音感　"Do you have perfect pitch?"