Traffic law to punish tailgating to go into effect Tuesday

TOKYO- A new law that imposes harsher penalties for road rage incidents will go into effect in Japan on Tuesday. The Diet enacted the law earlier this month in the wake of several high-profile fatal accidents caused by road rage.

I know a guy, calm and sweet as anything, but once in a car he changes into a crazy guy. Can't understand such a dramatic change once he's in the car. Speeding, shouting and swearing at other drivers, getting out of the car to start a fight, tailgating, the list goes on. That's what I call road rage and yes, his licence should be taken away from him before he does any damage.

tailgating テｲﾙ ｹﾞｲﾃｨﾝｸﾞ n)あおり運転
impose ｲﾝポ-ｳｽﾞ v)強制する、押し付ける
harsh ハｰｧｼｭ adj)厳しい、過酷な （比較級:harsher)　
road rage ロ-ﾄﾞ ﾚｲｼﾞ n)運転手による暴力
rage レｲｼﾞ n)憤慨、激怒、逆上
incident イﾝｼﾃﾞﾝﾄ n)事故、出来事、騒動
The Diet ダｲｴｯﾄ n)議会、国会
enact ｲナｧｸﾄ v)法律を制定する、信念を実行する
profile ﾌﾟロﾌｧｲﾙ n)横顔、側面、人物像
fatal フｪｲﾄﾙ adj)命に関わる、致命的な
swear ｽウｪｱ v)誓う　swear at ... ...をののしる

Sales quota

sales quota 販売ノルマ　quota ｸｩオウﾀ  n)ノルマ、割当て
sales representative =rep 営業職  representative
I doubled my quota in my first year as a rep.

I'm afraid not. (名詞の繰り返しを避けた表現)
I'm afraid you don't get a big bonus.

You've equaled the record for exceeding the quarterly sales quota.
四半期の販売ノルマを突破して記録に並びました
equal イ-ｸｫ-ﾙ v)等しい adj)等しい n)同等の
exceed ｴｸシ-ﾄﾞ v)超過する、上回る、超える、まさる
quarterly ｸオ-ﾀﾘｰ adj) 4分の1,四半期の

Who do I share it with?
私は誰と一緒にそれを共にしているのですか？

similarly, in the same way, likewise=ditto, equally  同じように
i doubled my quota in my first year as a rep. Similarly, you doubled your last quarter.
私は営業職になった最初の年に自分のノルマの倍を達成しました。同じようにあなたは前の四半期にノルマの倍を達成しました。
double ダｯﾌﾞﾙ adj) 2倍の　v) 2倍にする
similarly シﾒ(ﾐ)ﾗﾘｰ adv)同じように
quarter ｸウｫｰﾀ n) 4分の1
ditto デｨﾄｳ adv)同様に

The two women were similarly dressed.
二人の女性は同じような服装をしていました。

Smoking is bad for your health. In the same way, drinking too much can damage your health.

Likewise, all our other branches are making budget cuts.
同様に我々の全ての支店は予算削減しています。

You need to trust me. Equally, I need to trust you.

Our school has strict rules. Similarly, my parents have too.

It's been a real pleasure doing business with you. -Likewise.

22 June 2020

It could be a game changer

a game plan ゲームプラン 　strategy(戦略)より身近に使われる
strategy ｽﾄラﾃｼﾞｰ n)戦略　a marketing strategy
You need a game plan. Like what?(どんな?)/then what?(その次は？)

call a meeting 会議を開く、召集する

have X  Y XにYさせる
brainstorm... ブレインストームして...を引き出す
the most efficient way ...するための最も効率の良い方法
get one's projects done プロジェクトを達成する
Have them brainstorm the most efficient ways to get their projects done.

a game changer 流れを変える物事･人
It could be a game changer.

work out one's differences お互いの相違点を調整する
They may be able to work out their differences.

here's... (電話)...に代わります
Oh, here's Bill.

22 June 2020

It refers to gift

お中元
Consequently, Chugen today principally refers to gifts that individuals and businesses send from early in July to July 15th to people to whom they are indebted.
したがって、現在の中元は、7月の初旬から15日にかけて、個人や会社が世話になった人に送る進物のことを主に意味します。
consequently コﾝｾｸｴﾝﾄﾘｰ adv)その結果として、したがって ＝as a result, therefore
principally ﾌﾟリﾝｼﾊﾟﾘｰ adv)主に、たいてい
refer ﾘファｰ v)あてはまる、差し向ける
individual ｲﾝﾃﾞｨヴュｼﾞｭｱﾙ adj)個の、個人の　n)個人
indebted ｲﾝデﾃﾞｨｯﾄ adj)恩義がある

I imagined there'd be a view of the park. I wasn't really expecting to see other people's apartments.
I thought there'd be a separate dining room. I wasn't expecting it to be part of the kitchen.
I assumed the apartment would be furnished. I didn't expect it to be empty.

assume
furnish

Climate change will threaten global sport over the next  three decades. A report said nearly all sports would be impacted by "an accelerating climate crisis". It highlighted how the weather had already disrupted major events. Bushfires created dangerous playing conditions at the Australian Tennis Open and torrential typhoon rain disrupted last year's Rugby World Cup in Japan. Fires, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels will cause more problems.

A researcher asked the sports industry to become carbon-neutral. He said: "Sport provides some of society's most influential role models. If sport can change how it operates to... halt the climate emergency, others will follow. "Carbon emissions from global sport are equal to those of a medium-sized country. The report author said sport should be more proactive. He said making sports carbon-neutral would bring a common-sense approach to politics.

Brexit

British exit 英国離脱＝Brexit ﾌﾞレｸﾞｼﾞｯﾄ 

put an end to... ...を終わらせる

UK leaves the European Union. It's official: The United Kingdom has left the European Union, putting an end to 47 years of membership.

set up 設立する、(事業などを)はじめる

unite ﾕナｲﾄ v)一つにする、合体･統合･連合させる

get to

get to: 機会がある、できる
I will go to France this year. フランスに行くんだ(単に行く)
I (will) get to go to France this year. 行くチャンスがあるんだ(喜んでいる)
My mom said I get to use her car tonight.
You get to come with me to Las Vegas! 私と一緒にラスベガスへ行けるよ
I get to go to the concert tonight.
Do I get to eat vegetables I grow？ 私が育てた野菜を食べることができるの？
can のニュアンスの文
I have a lot of money but all I get to spend is 1,000 yen a day.
get to know: 知り合いになる
I got to know him during high school. 高校時代に彼と知り合いになった

Campaign speech

ELECTION/CAMPAIGN　
People listen to a stump speech by a candidate running in the July 5 Tokyo gubernatorial election in the Japanese capital on Saturday, the first weekend since campaigning officially kicked off. (Japan Today)
stump ｽタﾝﾌﾟ n)選挙の演説の演壇、遊説
candidate キャﾝﾃﾞｨﾃﾞｲﾄ n)候補者
gubernatorial ｸﾞﾊﾞｧﾅトﾘｱﾙ n)州知事
campaign ｷｬﾝペｲﾝ n)選挙戦、運動、軍事行動 v)選挙運動する、従軍する

TOPIC/SUBJECT
Things are complicated.
Campaign speech looks like music events, I mean many people get together as there is no social distancing.
I was thinking that social distancing was still a thing.

WEATHER
Today, it's not too hot, not too cold. It's nice weather.
comfortable weather/climate  climate ｸラｨﾐｯﾄ n)気候
Today, the weather is easy to live in.

FOOD
Rice has a lot of carbs.
Before a race I eat plenty of carbs.
carb カ-ﾌﾞ n)炭水化物  = carbohydrate ｶｰﾎﾞハｲﾄﾞﾚｲﾄ

Be vs Being
The boy is naughty. 少年は(いつも)やんちゃだ
The boy is being naughty.　少年（の今のふるまい)はやんちゃだ(＋being：一時的)
naughty ノーﾃﾞｨ adj)やんちゃな
You are rude.
You are being a rude.
He is a smatass.
He is being a smartass.
smartass ｽﾏｰ(ﾄ)アｽ  俗)知ったかぶりをする人、人々を怒らす人
I was (being) careful when I drove.
Jack is (being) stupid.
Stacy is (being) lazy.

Nevertheless, I think...
A: Next on the agenda is the grant for the community park. One of the proposals is to build a play area.
B: That's good idea.
A: It would take up a lot of the grant money, though.
B: I agree that it'll be expensive. Nevertheless, I think the park needs to be attractive to young children and parents. or we won't get enough local support.  
agenda ｱジェﾝﾀﾞ n)議題、政策
grant ｸﾞラ-ﾝﾄ n)許可、補助金、奨学金 v)(許可などを)与える
proposal ﾌﾟﾛポ-ｳ ｻﾞﾙ n)提案
I agree that a paddling pool would be popular. Nevertheless, I don't think we can justify the maintenance costs.
a paddling pool　幼児用プール  
paddle パｧﾄﾞﾙ n)カヌーなどの櫂(かい) v)かいで漕ぐ、手足をパチャパチャ動かす
justify ジャｽﾃｨﾌｧｲ v)正当化する
7a-10

Describe your favorite dish

favorite フェｲｳﾞｧﾚｯﾄ　(英)favourite  adj)お気に入りの

What kind of food do you like?
I really like../I enjoy.../My favorite dish is.../I'm keen on...
I really don't like.../I can't stand.../I'm not keen on...

ビザより寿司が好き
I prefer sushi to pizza.
I'd rather eat sushi than pizza.

GOOD TASTE
tasty
flavorful
divine デｨｳﾞｧｲﾝ adj)神の、素晴らしい(old-fashioned)
 That mango tasted divine!


rich in flavor

OTHER
raw-sushi
bland ﾌﾞラｧﾝﾄﾞ adj)味気ない、つまらない、単調な
bland-soup
This source is rather bland.


TYPES of FLAVOR
sour サﾜｰ adj)すっぱい、酸味のある、v)すっぱくなった　lemon
sweet/candy
bitter/coffee
salty/french fries
oily, greasy/cheese pizza
ripe ラｲﾌﾟ adj)

SMALL TALK

PLANS

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

 (What are your plans を避ける） 

FAMILY
Where are you from?  を避ける
Where are you from originally?
What is your hometown like?
Where did you grow up?
Do you still have family there?
Do you come from a big family?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
How is your family?
How are your children?
What's your dog's name?

OCCUPATION
What's keeping you busy there days?　
最近なにが忙しいの？(仕事を持っていない人もいるが故の質問）
That's interesting! How did you get involved/started with that?
どうやってそれを取り組んだの？始めたの？
How long have you been in your field?
どのくらいその分野にいるの？
What's the best part of your job/course?






involve ｲﾝヴｵｰｳﾞ v)巻き込む、参加する、関係する、取り組む、熱中する
field フィ-ﾙﾄﾞ n)草原、グラウンド、作業場、分野







Learn English with Emma "Have better conversations using the FORD method"

Can you describe your restaurant's concept?
 Sure. Our concept is to offer authentic Japanese sushi at a competitive price.
I see. Some people say conveyor belt sushi restaurants don't offer high-quality sushi.
 Right. But, we want everyone to think twice about conveyor belt sushi.
What do you mean by that?
 We are proud to serve customers affordable, high-quality sushi.
I'm glad to hear that. It seems like you really care about your customers.
お客さんを大事(care)にしているようですね。

説明する
describe　イメージを伝える
explain   理由を説明する
clue ｸルー  n)手がかり v)情報を提供する
show  見せて示す

提供する
serve (飲食物を出す)仕える、(務める)奉仕する
　Breakfast is served between 9:00 and 11:00 in this hotel.
   She has served in the army for more than 20 years.
　serve up 飲食物をUPする(出す、食卓に並べる)
　Could you help me serve up the pizza?
   Our organization serves up meals for the homeless.
offer 進んで差し出す
　The company offered me a fantastic position.(人･物)
   The company offered a fantastic position to me.(物･to人)
provide 必要なものを予想し、前もって準備すること ※toは口語 forは文語ビジネス向き
　The language school provides students with good meals.(人with物)
　The language school provides good meals to/for students.(物to/for人)
supply 補充する  ※supplementは不足しがちな栄養素を補充する
　Cows supply us with milk.(人･with物)
   Cows supply milk to us.(物･to人)
　We have to conserve out limited water supply.
   有限である水の供給を大事にする必要がある
　名詞的用法としてsuppliesと複数形で「生活必需品」を表す
   conserve ｺﾝサ-ｳﾞ V)(自然文化などを)保護する、(エネルギーなどを)節約する

authentic　本物の
a competitive price 競争力のある価格
think twice　再考する

Coronavirus puts 50 million tourism jobs at risk

The coronavirus pandemic could cut up to 50 million jobs worldwide in the travel and tourism industry. This is according to the World Travel and Tourism Council(WTTC). The tourism industry could shrink by up 25 per cent. Many people are staying at home and not travelling. Many people cannot travel as more and more countries are taking action to fight COVID-19. This action includes closing borders, requiring people self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving in a country presents a significant treat to the industry as a whole, to those employed within it, and those wishing to continue travelling".

cut up to...   ...を削減する　cut up 細かく切る、撲滅する
tourism ツｱ ﾘｽﾞﾑ n)観光、観光客
council カｳﾝｾﾙ n)協議会、協議、審議
shrink ｼｭリﾝｸ v)縮ませる、縮小する
shrink up 縮みあがる
more and more ますます
take action to...   ...するための対応策(処置)を取る
include
border
require
present
treat
whole
employ
within

The tourism industry makes up 10 per cent of the world's GDP and jobs. It is one of the industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus. Airlines, cruise ships and hotels have suffered big losses. Korean Air has warned that the coronavirus could threaten its survival. Australia's Qantas has reduced its international flights by nearly 25 per cent because of the outbreak. World-famous sites are deserted. This could cause restaurants and cafes to go out of business as tourists stay away from crowded places. Tourism is a key industry in Hawaii. Experts there predict that over half of Hawaii's hotel rooms will be empty over the next few months. The WTTC said that tourism would take 10 months to recover after the virus.

Parents angry as COVID-19 shuts schools for a month

Japan and Hong Kong have closed their elementary, junior-high and high school until April. Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, which is the start of the new school year. Children in Hong Kong will return to school on April the 20th at the earliest. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children while their parents go to work. However, many children have no grandparents or extended family who live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shut the country's schools after a meeting of Japan's anti-virus task force. He said the next two weeks are critical to control the spread of COVID-19. He wants to "stem the risk of many children and teachers becoming infected through gathering for long hours every day". The government said it would urge public services and private companies to make it easier for people to take time off work to look after their children at home alone for long hours." She asked: "What's the point of closing schools if parents are still commuting in packed trains in which passengers may have COVID-19?"

remain ﾘメｲﾝ v)【存在し続ける】...のままでいる
extend ｴｸｽテﾝﾄﾞ v)【一方向に引き伸ばす】引き伸ばす
extended ｴｸｽテﾝﾃﾞｨｯﾄﾞ adj)伸びた
extended family 拡大家族(親戚を含めた家族)
shut ｼｬアｯﾄｩ v)閉じる、閉める shut-shut-shut
anti- (接頭語)反、対、非、...でない
task ﾀアｽｸ n)＜一定期間にやる＞仕事、学業、職務
force フォｧ-ｽ n)＜物理的な･自然な＞力・武力、戦力
task force 特定の任務を果たす為に一時的に編成される部隊
critical ｸリﾃｨｶﾙ adj)決定的な、重大な、危険な
stem ｼｭテﾑ v)食い止める、スキーをシュテムする
gathering ギャｻﾞﾘﾝｸﾞ n)集まること
urge アｧｰｼﾞ v)【強く促す】駆り立てる、せきたてる、強く迫る

quarantine ｸオ(ワ)-ﾗﾝﾃｨｰﾝ v)隔離する n)隔離
self-quarantine v)自主隔離する、自宅に引きこもる n)自主隔離
Students A strongly believe we should all self-quarantine for two weeks.
Students B strongly believe this is too much.

hygiene ハｧｲ ｼﾞｰﾝ n)衛生(状態)、きれいさ、衛生習慣
food hygiene/personal hygiene/public hygiene
good hygiene/improving hygiene
The restaurant was in breach of food hygiene regulations.
Many skin diseases can be prevented by good personal hygiene.
In the interests of hygiene, please wash your hands.
Poor dental hygiene can contribute to tooth decay.
breach
disease
prevent
interest
dental デﾝﾀﾙ adj)歯の、歯科の
contribute ｺﾝ トﾘﾋﾞｭｰﾄ v) contribute to   ...(の一因)となる
decay ﾃﾞｨケｨ n)腐敗、虫歯　v)徐々に腐敗する、虫歯になる





How dangerous could these things be?
What can we avoid COVID-19 with these things?
hand-washing
wearing a mask
avoid people
don't touch things
alcohol spray
don't touch your face
listen to WHO advice

March 3. 2020

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter protests have spread around the world after the death two weeks ago of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed black man. Protestors in many cities around the world marched in the streets. They held signs with the words, "Black Lives Matter" and other slogans written on them. Many people wore T-shirts with the words "I can't breathe,""No justice, no peace." and "Silence is violence". In Ottawa, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined an anti-racism demonstration. He took the knee alongside thousands of other people who silently go down on one knee. Similar protests have taken place in Australia, Mexico, South Korea, Poland, Norway and many other countries in support of equality.

Protestors told journalists why they joined the Black Lives Matter marches. A primary school teacher in London said: "I have come down in support of black people who have been ill-treated for many, many, many, many, years. It is time for change." An IT specialist said: " We are all human beings. There should be fairness for all of us." She added that Black Lives Matter doesn't mean anyone else's life doesn't. A 21-year-old Londoner stressed the need for dialogue. He said:"There are a lot of uncomfortable conversations that people have been avoiding...but, they're conversations that need to be had if... we want to finally create a kind of society where black bodies are treated equally."

protest
unarmed
handcuffed
slogan
wear-wore-
breathe
silence
violence
anti-racism
demonstration
knee
alongside
silently
equality

What's your line of work?　　line of work 職種

職種はなんですか？

demanding  　きつい、過酷な

Here we use demanding in the case of "requires a lot of work, attention, or time".
A doctor might have a demanding schedule.
A student could be in a demanding class.
We also talk about demanding people, and that means they require a lot from others.
They're not easily satisfied, "Her professer was very demanding", for example, "He was always pushing her to think about the topic harder, make her analysis deeper", that sort of thing.

What do you like about ...?　...の何が好きですか？

What do you like about teaching English? 

～についてですが

Regarding...   ...についてですが

regard ﾘガｧ-ﾄﾞ v)注視する n)注視　Email返信のRE:
Regarding the breakdown of products...　商品の内訳ですが...

About....

Concernig...

As for...

-wise...

In regard to...
With regard to...
As regards ...
Concerning...
In relation to...
In terms of...

日常会話　About.../Speaking of.../As for.../By the way
直接的に　Sorry to interrupt, but I ...　To change the subject,...

couldn't be more/...er  これ以上ないくらいに...になっています

The market couldn't be more competitive. 

市場はこれ以上ないくらいに競争が激しい。

The weather couldn't be warmer.

これ以上暖かい天気は望めません。

This year's sales couldn't be more profitable.

今年の売り上げは、これ以上もうかりようがないほどです。

I can't afford to...  ...する(お金や時間の)余裕がない

I can't afford to work shorter hours.

勤務時間を短くする余裕がない。

I can't afford to take a vacation.

休暇をとる余裕がありません。

I can't afford to goof off like this.

こんなふうにさぼっている余裕はありません。 

might be a part of the new normal

It look like the number of new COVID-19 cases is slowly going down in Europe.
The state of emergency has been lifted in Japan. What is it like in your countries?
In Australia, they are easing the lockdown gradually. Shops and restaurants are reopening.
People are going back to work here, but some want to keep working remotely.
Working from home might be part of the "new normal" after this.
In the U.S., there were protests against the lockdown. They thought it wasn't necessary.
Oh, wow! Well, I read some good news that there are lots of vaccines in development.
I hope a vaccine comes out soon, so I can give you all big hugs!
 lift v)取り除く、解除/持ち上げる

appeal to　...の興味を引く、...を引きつける
The idea of living in a retirement community doesn't appeal to them.
The idea of working there really appeals to me. It's a fast growing company with many female executives.
That neighborhood doesn't appeal to me. There aren't enough shops and the express train doesn't stop at the local station.
These items appeal to children.
Living in the city center can be very appealing to young people.
The idea of becoming/working in the construction's field appealed to my sense.
Camping appeal to the inner child in all of us.
There were so may appealing choices where I should live.
I could say, Tokyoites find appealing about the small house lifestyles.
inner child 内なる子ども
retirement community/village  退職(高齢)者の向けの居住地区
executive ｲｸゼ ｷｭﾃｨｳﾞ n)重役、経営幹部  adj)重役向きの、高級な
neighborhood ネｲﾊﾞｰﾌｯﾄﾞ n)近所、近隣、近所の人々、地域

appealing　adj)魅力的な、興味を引く
This is a very appealing neighborhood. Lots of family-friendly facilities and beautiful shops.
lush greenery/lushly green
lush/lushly ラ ｯｼｭ adj)＜直物が＞青々と茂った 
greenery ｸﾞリーﾅﾘｰ n)緑の草木
I'm originally from Tokyo, but there is a lot of greenery in my neighborhood. So It's comfortable place to live. 
rich in nature  自然が豊か
I wonder I would live in a small village rich in nature.
I like hiking. mountain is rich in nature.

home-based care service 在宅ケアサービス
home-based business=home business 自宅でできる仕事
home-based adj)自宅でやる
Care service that is primarily provided in the home. Likewise, a person could have a home-based consulting business, so they work out of their house. Or, a home-based bakery.
primarily ﾌﾟラｲﾏﾘｰ adv)第一に、初めは、主に、
likewise ラｲｸﾜｲｽﾞ adv)同じく、さらに
care worker 介護士、世話人






QUOTE UNQUOTE
A father may turn his back on his child,
brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies,
husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands.
But a mother's love ensures through all.
-Washington Irving(American short story writer)

inveterate ｲﾝヴｪﾃﾚｯﾄ adj)根深い、凝り固まった、常習的な
enemy エﾅﾐ-  複)enemies  敵、かたき
desert ﾃﾞザ-ﾄ v)うち捨てる、逃げる、逃亡する　adj)砂漠のような、寂しい
ensures ｲﾝシｭｱｰ　ｲﾝシｮｱｰ v)確実にする、保証する、守る
through ｽルー 前)adv)...を通り抜けて
quote ｸオｳﾄｩ v)（本･作家などから）引用する　n)引用語句
unquote ｱﾝ ｸオｳﾄｩ v)引用を終わる、かっことじ
quote unquote かっこつきの、いわゆる、あなたの言うところの

父親は子供に背を向けるかもしれない、兄弟姉妹は宿敵になるかもしれないし、夫は妻を捨てるかもしれないし、妻が夫を捨てるかもしれない。だが、母親の愛情はすべてに耐え抜く。
-ワシントン・アーヴィング（アメリカの短編作家, 1783-1859）

Jun 10, 2020

That's not exactly what I was thinking

やんわり反対する
全く同じ事を考えていたというわけではありません。
That's not exactly what I was thinking.
それは私が言おうとしていたポイントではありません。
That's not exactly the point I'm trying to make.
そのようにわたしは考えません
That's not the way I see it.

I doubt that plan will work.
計画が上手くいくか疑問です。
It sounds interesting but I don't think we have enough budget for that.
興味深いのですが、十分な予算があるとは思えません。
I'm not sure whether it's possible to develop such a product.
そのような製品の開発が可能かどうか確認がもてません。

enhance ｴﾝハｰﾝｽ v)質･能力などを更に高める
improve ｲﾝﾌﾟル-ｳﾞ v)改善する
With the help of AI, we could enhance a level of service.

-based ベｲｽﾄ 連結)...をベース(基)にした
We should be able to reduce paper-based documents.
document ドｷｭﾒﾝﾄ n)書類
PC-based パソコンを使った
soy-based 大豆をベースとした
soy ソｰｫｲ  soya (英)ソ-ｫｨｱ  n)大豆=soybean しょうゆ=soy sauce

apart from, aside from, putting aside

Tia, have you talked to Mary, the new cheerleader?　...と話した？
We have to use a special phone app to communicate, though.　...なんですけどね。
Because she has a hearing disability.
Apart from that, what else do you know about her? ...は別にして
She senses the music through vibrations.
感じる　振動を通して
She has great dance skills, and she helps everyone with their move.
You've got to introduce me to her. （是非...しなくては！）私を彼女に紹介してよ。
Debbie got the job because she is better qualified than Kevin.
Apart/Aside from a dented bumper, the car had no other damage.
バンパーが凹んだことを除いて、その車は他のダメージがなかった。
Apart/Aside from my British passport, I also have an Australian one.
イギリスのパスポートは別にして、私はオーストラリアのも持っているんだよ。
Putting aside all our differences, let's try to find a solution to this problem.
意見の違いは全てさておき、この問題の解決策をみつけましょう。
Aside from the economy, what other topics will be discussed?
経済を除いて他にどんなトピックが議論されるのですか？
I know everyone here apart from that guy over there.
私はあそこの男の人を別にすれば、ここにいる全ての人を知っています。
"guy" means a male person. If you use "guy" in a singular, it's always a male.
When you use it in plural from as "guys", it refers to both male and female.
Putting aside your personal feelings, who do you think should get promoted?
あなたの個人的な感情はさておき、誰が昇進するべきだと思いますか？

挨拶
How are you guys?

勤務時間は？（何時から何時まで働いているの？）
What are your working hours?
What time do you start and finish work?
I work from 8am to 7pm every day.
And do you get a lunch break? 昼休みは？　

何時に開/閉店？
What time do you open/close?  At 7am/10pm.

営業時間は？
What time are you open?  7am to 10pm.

Dentsu evacuates Tokyo HQ after receiving bomb threat

TOKYO- Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Group Inc, has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat, an internal company email reviewed by Reuters showed on Friday.

advertising アﾄﾞｳﾞｧｱ ﾀｲｼﾞﾝｸﾞ n)広告、広告を出すこと
evacuate ｲ ヴｧｷｭｴｲﾄ v)立ち退かせる、避難する
bomb ﾊﾞア-ﾑ n)爆弾
threat ｽレｯﾄ n)脅迫
internal ｲﾝタ-ﾅﾙ adj)内部の、建物内の、国内の、内面の
review ﾚヴｭ- v)精査する、振り返ってみる、復習する

The company is the focus of political scrutiny having received almost 70 billion yen in government funds to help run a coronavirus aid programme via a scheme that has been described as opaque.

focus フォ-ｶｽ n)（注目などの）焦点、中心　the focus of attention 注目の的
scrutiny ｽクーﾃｨﾆｰ n)詳細な調査、再検査
billion ビﾘｵﾝ n)10億、1兆　adj)10億の、1兆の
fund フｧ-ﾝﾄﾞ n)資金　funds 財源　v)資金を提供する
run n)継続
aid n)助け、支援
programme ﾌﾟロｸﾞﾗﾑ=program【英】 n)プログラム
via ヴｨｱ/ヴｧｲｱ 前)...経由で、...によって
scheme ｽキーﾑ n)陰謀、悪だくみ
describe ﾃﾞｨｽｸラｲﾌﾞ v)描写する、詳しく述べる
opaque ｵ ペｲｸ n)不透明なもの　adj)不透明な

anti-body precondition

mortality rate＝death rate 死亡者数、死亡率

Japan's low virus mortality rate reflects societal manners, Aso say.
mortality ﾓ タﾘﾃｨ n)死ぬ定め、大量の死
reflect ﾘﾌレｸﾄ v)反射する、反映する、表す
social manners=etiquette エﾃｨｹｯﾄ n)礼儀、作法

Bowing

Bowing instead of shaking hands?
Peoples opinion is that Japan's unique social ways
instead ｲﾝｽテｰﾄﾞ adv)その代わりに
instead of...   ...の代わりに

has something to do with...  ...と関係がある

A more plausible explanation has something to do with "prior immunity" or anti-body precondition held by some population before the arrival of covid-19.

Further inguiries will be needed while I'm opting for it.
A has something to do with B  AとBは関係がある
(somethingを省略して、A has to do with Bとも言う)
It has something to do with the weather. 天気に関係がある
My job has to do with the weather.
What's the Cold War have to do with the job market.
What's his test score have to do with his true/actual ability?
what's age have to do with social responsibility?

plausible ﾌﾟラ-ｼﾞﾌﾞﾙ adj)妥当な
explanation ｴｸｽﾌﾟﾗネｲｼｮﾝ n)説明
prior ﾌﾟラｲｱ- adj)前の、先の
immunity ｲﾑミュ-ﾆﾃｨ n)免疫、抗体
immune ｲﾑミュｰﾝ adj)免疫の、抗体の
immune system 免疫力
anti-body n)抗体、抗毒素
preconditon ﾌﾟﾚｺﾝデｨｼｮﾝ n)前提条件、必須条件
hold-held-held

I’m having a hard time caring my frail mother.
I’m having a very hard time

I’ll never forget when I met her for the first time at...

So, Mike, I’m curious.

How the coronavirus is changing working styles in Japan

open start an activity [transitive] to start an activity, event, or set of actions
The pandemic has opened people's eyes to possibility of new working styles such as working from home, staggered work hours and even four-day workweeks could become the norm.
people's eyes 人々のものの見方　
stagger ｽダｯｶﾞｰ v)ふらつく、ジグザグ配置の、重ならないように調整する
staggered work hours 時差出勤
norm ノ-ｧﾑ n)基準労働量、標準

pneumonia ﾆｭモｩﾆｱ n)肺炎
comedian dies from coronavirus-caused pneumonia. コロナウイルスが原因の肺炎
the spread of the pneumonia-causing virus 肺炎を引き起こすウイルス

be keen to   とても...したい

be keen on  ...に夢中
keen adj)【英】鋭い、鋭い関心を持つ、好きな
I'm keen(=eager) to learn Japanese.
She's keen on Yoga.
I've been very keen to speak to British. 
(I was looking forward to take your lesson.)
not keen/not too keen  乗る気がしない
I don't want to go because I don't like Karaoke. 直接的
I'm not too keen on Karaoke. やんわり感がでる

lift 解除する
the nationwide state of emergency has been lifted

How're your studies?
   I'm not making any improvement. And it's hard to find time to study.
   I'm having a hard time understanding some accents.
   There are many accents throughout America. And, lots of non-native English         speakers in L.A.

Thanks for noticing.
Having a good work environment is important.
Taking breaks to refresh is also.
I'm glad you could make it. 君が都合をつけられてよかったよ。

To be prepared is half the victory

rat race　激しい出世(生存)競争

I'm never interested in the rat race.
Tired of the rat race, he quit his job and moved to ...
Welcome to the Rat Race folks-

bean counter   会計士や経理担当者（口語）

その仕事を豆を数える作業にたとえた表現で『お金の勘定ばかりしている人』『数字にうるさい人』。「けなして」言う事もあれば「親しみをこめて使うことも多い」
bean counter ビーｨﾝ ｶｳﾝﾀー 財務屋、経理屋
Sometimes I become/turn into a bean counter as making an estimate of cost.

deal with it 　「とにかくやりなさい」と相手に促す

deal with; handle; address; take care of
He will deal with the complains from our customers.
I'll deal with the computer problems on Monday.

a growing appreciation for/of...   ...の評価の高まり

appreciation ｱﾌﾟﾘｼエｲｼｮﾝ n)感謝の気持ち、よさを理解すること
If we demonstrate our gratitude, our indebtedness, we show our appreciation. For example, "The company gave Paul a bonus to show its appreciation for his hard work".
demonstrate デﾓﾝｽﾄﾚｲﾄ v)明確に示す、表す
gratitude ｸﾞラﾃｨﾁｭｰﾄﾞ n)感謝の念
indebtedness ｲﾝデﾃﾞｨｯﾄﾈｽ n)恩義
Today there's a growing appreciation for old folk houses.









To be prepared is half the victory　準備していれば半ば勝ったも同然である

Coronavirus crisis sparks calls for revamping Japan's school year

are seizing on school closures caused by the coronavirus as a chance for reforms they say will internationalize education

The proposed shift to a September start, in line with many Western countries, has huge implications for corporate recruitment, since most firms hire en masse after students graduate in April, when the financial year also begins.

It's a golden opportunity

the change would reverberate through society

It would dramatically change people's mindset, education and recruitment and make this society... more flexible so we can survive.

spark ｽパｰｸ n)火の粉　v)火をつける、スパークする

call for...  ...を求める

revamp ﾘ ヴｧﾝﾌﾟ v)改良、改訂する

seize シｨ-ｽﾞ v)急につかむ　日常◆grab） seize on <考えなどに>急に関心を持つ
they say... ...と言われる
implication ｲﾝﾌﾟﾘケｲｼｮﾝ n)影響<通例-s>
en masse ｱﾝ マｽ adv)一団となって、共に、一緒に<語源ﾌﾗﾝｽ>
hire ハｲｱｰ v)雇う
financial year 営業年度、事業年度
reverberate ﾘヴｧｰﾊﾞｰﾚｲﾄ 反響する、大きな影響を与える(through)
dramatically adv)劇的に
mindset ﾝマｲﾝﾄﾞｾｯﾄ n)考え方
recruitment

The school year starts in April in Japan. But the idea shifting to a September start is beginning to spread.

What is a remote wedding?

cite/quote from JT

many couples had to cancel or reschedule their wedding plans
the pandemic messed up the plans
the events industry was crushed
someone came up with an interesting idea
The idea is beginning to spread around Japan as people can no longer gather in a big number at the same place
no one wants people to get infected at their wedding ceremony
When going to a wedding you're supposed to have fun, not worry that you might get the virus or that you might be the one spreading it to someone else.
people gather on Zoom or any other online conference apps together with their families, guests, some special attendees, and in some cases, a priest.
In Japan, rather than a priest, a ceremony without a priest is getting more and more popular.

pandemic ﾊﾟﾝデﾐｯｸ n)全国(世界)的流行病　adj)全国(世界)にわたる
gather ギｬーｻﾞｧ v)＜人などが＞集まる

Posh

UK
posh ポ-ｼｭｯ adj)気取った、豪華、上流階級、高級
posh accent

＜フレンドリーな’posh'＞
That's a posh dress you're wearing. Are you going somewhere nice?
豪華なドレスですね。どこかいい場所にいくの？

＜少し皮肉ったニュアンス＞
We're going to a posh restaurant tonight.
今夜豪華なレストランに行きますよ。

＜この人は上流階級の話し方、マナー等がある。そのような人を説明＞
He's really posh.
彼は凄くアッパークラスな人です。

＜’public school' はイギリス英語では私立学校という意味＞
The Prime Minister went to a posh public school.

＜副詞として使っても'posh'＞
He talks posh.
彼の話し方はアッパークラスっぽい。

近所/出身/この辺り
I'm not from around here. この辺りの出身ではありません。

take up 始める、着手する
I've taken up studying about the UK.

look up 調べる
I look up about the UK these days. So Can I ask you something?
What does "headstrong" mean? I'm not sure. Why don't you look it up on the Net?

What's so special about...?   ...の特徴は何ですか？
What's so special about Englishmen?
What makes Englishmen unique?
What's so special about Japanese people are that we do not shake hands and hug each other.....But... There are many perverts in packed trains.　日本人の特徴は、握手しないしハグもしないからね。。。でも痴漢はたくさんいるよ。満員電車に。
pervert パｧ- ｳﾞｧｰ ﾄ n)変質者、痴漢

hooked on 夢中だ
Over the past few years I've been hooked on endurance sports such as running and swimming, also hiking is my things. But all of marathon and other such events have been canceled due to COVID.

COVID-19
So far, the people around me like my family, friends and co-workers have not been diagnosed　with the Coronavirus and are doing well.
diagnose ダｲｸﾞﾉｳｽﾞ v)診断する

USA
In the states, over 100,000 people passed away.

Shakeing hands and hugging each other cloud get infected with COVID.

Shakeing hands and hugging each other cloud make them infect with COVID.

UK
I recall a taxi driver. He's the one gotten COVID-19 from a passenger who spit on his or her face.
And then a taxi driver passed away.
spit ｽピｯﾂ v)つばを吐く　spit-spit(spat)-spit(spat)

English/Scottish ｽコﾃｨｯｼｭ/Welsh ウｪﾙｼｭ/Northern Irish アｲﾘｯｼｭ
Englishman/Scotsman ｽコｯﾂﾏﾝ/Welshman/Irishman

6月が始まった




end/finish early 早く終わる
My kids school has just restarted/reopened today.
School ended early today.

have/get mixed feelings/emotions (about it)　複雑な心境
I have mixed feelings about whether I should put my kids into school or stay them home.
People tend to have mixed emotions when they finally do.
A combination of positive and negative feelings is mixed feelings. Such as "I have mixed feelings about this job change: anticipation and anxiety".
anticipation
anxiety






In west of Japan city, some students at a city-run elementary school are infected with COVID-19.

高校は来週から

妻はリモートワーク


Marathon and other such events have been canceled.

報道されているけど

あなたのcurrent situationは？

close to
Nova is close to my house.
My office and Nova are close.

What comes to mind when you hear Japanese culture?