Treat

If I had a girlfriend, I would treat her like a princess!

もしガールフレンドがいたら、王女様のように扱うのに。

Courageous

If I were more courageous, I could ask Yumi out!

ask someone out  誰かをデートに誘う

take a look at/ちょっと見る

Can I take a look at your report?

efficiently

 Our team would work more efficiently.

Pressure

It is the busy season, and I'm sure he's under a lot of pressure.

What's done is done/That's what they say

What's done is done. なされたことは、なされたことです（終わったことは仕方がない）主語はwhat節

You can't change the past. 過去は変えられない。

That's what they say. みんなそう言いますね 

When I picture the typical American

very patriotic

portion sizes

A new variant of the covid-19 virus is beginning to spread worldwide. The WHO named the mutation Omicron, after a letter of the Greek alphabet. It was first reported in Botswana on the 9th of November. Two weeks later, it was detected in South Africa and  flagged as a "virus of concern". Soon after this, cases were reported in Hong Kong, Israel, Madagascar and Belgium. Epidemiologists have warned that this new strain could be extremely infections. They also said it may be able to evade protections afforded us by current vaccines. This has led to countries Germany and the Czech Republic.

Scientists are currently analyzing Omicron to assess the danger it might pose. They have detected 50 genetic changes in the DNA that affects the spikes surrounding the crown of the virus. Current vaccines focus on these spikes. Any changes in the DNA of the spikes could make the virus more virulent, more transmissible and possibly more resistant against vaccines. Scientists say it could take a few weeks to determine how effective our vaccines are against Omicron. The White House's chief medical adviser has warned that: "When you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility, and you're already having travel-related cases... it almost invariably is ultimately going to go all over [the world]."

mutation ﾆｭ-テｲｼｮﾝ n)変化、変形

Omicron　オ-ﾐｸﾛﾝ 　英)ｵｳマｲｸﾛﾝ　ギリシャ語アルファベット第15字

Auto industry executives expect electric vehicles will make up just over half of new vehicle sales in the United States and China by 2030.

auto industry オ-ﾄ イﾝﾀﾞｽﾄﾘｰ　自動車工業

executive ｴｸゼｷｭﾃｨｳﾞ n)企業の幹部･重役

make up ﾒｲｶｯﾌﾟ 何かを作り上げる、作り話をする、埋め合わせをする、決心する

makeup n)構成

I go running on the mountain and go swimming to the beach on weekends.

counterpart

In recent weeks, US Navy ships have worked with other navies during exercises.

The exercises have seen US aircraft carriers sail with their British and Japanese counterparts.

in recent weeks ここ数週間

US Navy アメリカ海軍

aircraft carrier エｱｸﾗﾌﾄ キｬﾘｱ  n)空母 

counterpart カｳﾝﾀｰﾊﾟｧｰﾄ n)相補う2つの物の一方

The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.

hold talks with...   ...と会談する

That's what...

It's so cold/hot out today.

That's what winters/summers in Tokyo are like.

Are winters always this cold?

Usually. I'm used to it at this point. ほとんどね。今はもう慣れてきた。

I'm not. I don't like snow, either. I can't wait for the summer.

That's what I like about mountains.　それが山の好きなところなんだ

in the space of

～の期間で

Japan made a dramatic turnaround in its vaccination rates in the space of several months.

I've got(gotten) really good at running and swimming in the space of a few years.

Turnaround

入れ替わりが激しい

There is a big turnaround of teachers in schools.

好転

There is no sudden turnaround, but it is progressing little by little.

progress 

巻き返す

Let's make a turnaround.

Let's expect a turnaround in the sales.

Let's turn things around.

状況を変える

We have to turn the situation around.

黒字化

business turnaround

I think we need to make a business turnaround or we will go bankrupt.

His contributed hugely to this year's positive turnaround.

go bankrupt 倒産する

24時間以内の出荷

24-hour turnaround

With just a month to go until...

With just a month to go until New Year's Day. Time fries. Any plans for the New Year's holiday? 

Japan: From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine success

Japan made a dramatic turnaround in its vaccination rates in the space of several months.

hesitancy　ヘｽﾞｨﾀﾝｼｰ  n)躊躇、ためらい

dramatic　ﾄﾞﾗマﾃｨｯｸ　adj)劇的な

a(the) turnaround タ-ﾝｱﾗｳﾝﾄﾞ n)方向転換、転換

the(a) space 間、あいだ 

contemplate コﾝﾃﾝﾌﾟﾚｲﾄ v)計画を練る、もくろむ、しようと考える

merrily メﾗﾘｰ adv)楽しく、陽気に、気楽に

selfy　n)セルフィー、自撮り

needle　ニ-ﾄﾞﾙ n)注射針

astonish　ｱｽトﾆｯｼｭ v)非常におどろかす

bungle バﾝｸﾞﾙ  v)しくじる、やりそこなう　n)へま、しくじり、不手際

rollout  展開する、展開する事、広げる、伸ばす

overcome  ｵｰｳﾞｧｰカﾑ  v)克服する、乗り越える、打ち負かす

chaos  ケｵｽ  n)混沌、カオス、混乱、無秩序

immunize　イﾐｭﾅｲｽﾞ v)免疫を与える

protest ﾌﾟロｳﾃｽﾄ n)抗議、申し立て   ﾌﾟﾛテｽﾄ v)抗議する

demand　ﾃﾞｨマﾝﾄﾞ v)要求する　n)要求、需要

anger　アﾝｶﾞｧ-　n)怒り、激怒

fear　フｨｱｰ　n)恐れ、恐怖

spreader　ｽﾌﾟレｯﾀﾞｰ  n)スプレッダー、バターナイフ、拡散機、散布機

horrify　ホ-ﾘﾌｧｲ  v)怖がらせる、ぞっとさせる、震え上がらせる

ruined　ル-ｳﾝﾄﾞｩ  adj)荒廃した、台無しの、損なわれた

It seems hard to believe now, but at the beginning of June, I was seriously contemplating flying to the United States to get a Covid vaccine.

With just seven weeks to go until the Olympics, only 3.5% of Japan's population had been fully vaccinated. 

While friends in the UK were merrily posting vaccine selfies on social media, here in the capital Tokyo, we were joking we might not see a needle till Christmas.

With the Olympics about to open, it seems astonishing the Japanese government had bungled the vaccine rollout so badly.

Six months later, it couldn't be more different.

Not only has Japan succeeded in overcoming the early chaos, it's manages to get a higher percentage of its population vaccinated than almost anywhere else on Earth.

Some 76% of Japanese are now fully immunized.

The Olympics was key.

Remember, back in July, the large street protests demanding the games be cancelled? There was real anger and fear the games would turn in to a super-spreader event.

Horrified that their big event might be ruined, the politicians finally got their act together.

Outbound tourism

Chinese outbound tourism numbers are set to jump by more than 25% this year from 2020 but remain "basically at a standstill" compared to pre-pandemic levels.

outbound アｳﾄﾊﾞｳﾝﾄﾞ adj)外国行きの ⇔ inbound 本国行きの

outbound flights/passengers/travel/trip/tourism

tourism トｩｱﾘｽﾞﾑ n)観光、観光客

set to　...へ向かう

standstill　スﾀﾝﾄﾞ ｽﾃｨﾙ n)停止、行き詰まり

pre-pandemic

I've been having an itch to go abroad. Pre-pandemic, I go visit

I’ve been having an itch to go visit UK.

　　　I've been having an itch to go abroad. Pre-pandemic, I go visit 

Japan’ve reached an important milestone of Covid situation. It’s going to down/away or not.

How to ensure good work-life balance?

It can be difficult to get life-work balance right.(get right life-work balance)

Everyday chores/activities I have in the morning.

ensure

work-life balance

morning chores/activities

It depicts an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child

Open the Tightest Border

I hear Australia will reopen the tightest border to skilled migrants and international students, as well as Japan and South Korean citizens, but I'm not sure China is including or not.

I remember that Chinese official posted, last year, the fake picture on a Twitter against Australia. It depicted an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child. Is China 5 years old? Acting like a baby, I guess. 

tight タｲﾄ  adj)しっかり締まった、堅い、厳しい

migrant  マｲｸﾞﾗﾝﾄ n)渡り鳥、出稼ぎ労働者、移住者

Australia to ease border ban on some foreign citizens

Australia will begin welcoming more foreigners from 1 December.

Australia says it will begin significantly relaxing bans on foreigners entering the country, prioritising certain groups.

Skilled migrants and international students, as well as Japan and South Korean citizens, will be among those allowed entry from 1 December.

All must be fully vaccinated.

Australia has implemented some of the world's tightest border controls since March last year, including on its own citizens.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison called Monday's announcement an "important step forward".

Under the relaxed rules, eligible visa holders will be allowed to return to Australia without needing a special exemption.

Last year, Chinese official posted the fake image/picture on a Twitter against Australia.

It depicted an Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child.

depict ﾃﾞｨピｸﾄ v)表現する、描く、表す、叙述する　[原義:十分に塗る]

soldier ソ-ｳｼﾞｬｰ n)軍人、兵士

murder マ-ｧﾀﾞｰｧ n)殺人、殺害　v)殺す、殺害する

Twitter トｩ ｲﾀｰ　n)ツイッター　 

twitter v)鳥がさえずる　n)さえずり

sunbathing

Sunbathing can have/bring some benefits.

sunbathing サﾝﾍﾞｲｽﾞｨﾝｸﾞ n)日光浴   sunbathe　サﾝﾍﾞｲｻﾞ v)日光浴をする

Let's go and sunbathe.  Let's go and do some sunbathing.

Sunlight is the best way to boost our natural vitamin D levels.

sunlight サﾝﾗｲﾄ n)日光

boost ブ-ｽﾄ v)押し上げる

This vitamin is very difficult to get through diet alone, and for that reason our main source of vitamin D comes from the sun.

get through　...で補う、...を通り抜ける、入り込む、押し通す、到達する

diet ダｲｴｯﾄ n)食生活、食事、ダイエット

main source 源、発生源、供給源

'Depending on your skin type and sun strength, 30 minutes of sun exposure every day on your arms, chest and face during the summer months gives you enough vitamin D,' She says. Here are some of the health benefits of Vitamin D:

It's essential for a healthy immune system, and helps your body fight diseases.

It helps your body absorb calcium, promoting strong bones.

It helps to improve brain function and development.

strength　スﾄﾚﾝｸｽｩ n)力、強さ、体力、抵抗力

exposure　ｲｸｽポｳｼﾞｬｰ  n)日光･風雨･冷気にさらされること、身をさらす

disease ﾃﾞｨズｨ-ｽﾞ n)病気（...病）

absorb ｱﾌﾞゾ-ｧﾌﾞ v)身体が養分を吸収する

calcium カﾙｼｱﾑ n)カルシウム

promote ﾌﾟﾛモｳﾄ v)促進、増進、助長する

function n)機能　brain function/development 脳機能/脳の発達

soak up the sun

soak ソ-ｳｸ v)つける、充満させる、吸収する

I enjoyed soaking up the sun.

It's good for my skin to have a little sun for vitamin D, for my sprit.

I really wanted to soak up the atmosphere/festivities of Olympics games.

festivity (festivities) ﾌｪｽテｨｳﾞｨﾃｨｽﾞ　n)お祭り気分、にぎわい、祭礼

soak up the sun　日光浴をする

soak up the atmosphere 雰囲気を楽しむ、雰囲気につかる

soak up the festivities お祭り気分につかる

soak up the scenery

soak up history

Even though it's really bright, it's nice to soak up the sun.

It's good for your skin to have a little sun for vitamin D, for your sprit.

I am soaking up the sun.

Just a couple minutes and I feel better.

Do you like to soak up the sun for a couple minutes?

high/fast metabolism

metabolism ﾒタﾎﾞｨｽﾞﾑ  n)代謝、新陳代謝

high/fast metabolism 代謝がいい

The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.

Fast metabolism burn more calories and are less likely to accumulate a lot of fat.

The older you get, the slower your metabolic rate.

This is one of the reasons that people tend to gain weight as they age.

That's because aging is linked to a variety of changes, including nutrient deficiencies, decreased quality of life and poor health outcomes.

Luckily, there are things you can do to help prevent deficiencies and other age-related changes. For example, eating nutrient-rich foods and taking the appropriate supplements can help keep you healthy as you age.

accumulate ｱキｭ-ﾐﾚｲﾄ v)積み上げる、蓄積する、集める

a big/small appetite

appetite アﾍﾟﾀｲﾄ n)食欲 

I have a big/small appetite. 私は食欲旺盛/小食です。

I don’t have an appetite. いまは食欲がない

I lost my appetite. 食欲が失せた

blackout

blackout n)停電、報道規制、意識喪失  v)意識を失う

停電(エリアに対して）

We had a blackout yesterday.

Blackouts are common in Canada during the summer.

※outage  アウ ﾃｰｼﾞ  n)停電、1つの建物に対しての停電（但し以下の例文は可）

Power outages occurred all over the city.

He caused an outage in the whole building.  彼は停電を起こした建物全体に。

We had a blackout yesterday.　地域が停電になった

We had a outage yesterday.　  家･建物が停電になった

報道規制

There was a total media blackout during the trial.

その裁判の間、全マスコミが情報を遮断された。

（マスコミが法廷に入れず、中で何が起こっているのかわからない状態）

trial トﾗｲｱﾙ n)試験、実験、裁判

※検閲（政府に不都合な情報を規制する）＝censorship セﾝｻｰｼｯﾌﾟ n)検閲（けんえつ）

意識喪失

Her disease causes blackouts once in a while.

I drank so much last night that I blacked out.

He was so scared he blacked out.

黒塗りで隠す

Several lines of the president's transcript were blacked out.

The media blacked out all the names in the document.

メディアは書類の名前をすべて黒塗りでつぶした。 

HOW ARE YOU?

Not bad, can't complain.

I'm just booked this lesson tonight.

School

There was so few classes available time slots.

It's getting harder to make same-day bookings.

It seems that a lot of students return to school to take real lessons after lifting the emergency.

COVID19

The US opened its border to non-citizens who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Japan plans to remove spectator limit for large-scale events.

The pandemic has receded. but on the other hand, in Europe, cases are increasing again. 

But totally unpredictable situation 全く予断を許さない状況だ

INTRODUCE

WEEKENDS

QUESTIONS

The self-ruled island

Many Taiwanese believe that Japan would come to Taiwan's aid militarily if China invades the self-ruled island, a survey showed.

aid エｲﾄﾞ n)助け

come to someone's aid 人の救助に向かう、助けに来る

invade ｲﾝヴｪｲﾄﾞ v)侵攻する、攻め入る

rule　ｩルｰﾙ　n)ルール、支配、統治

survey　サ-ｳﾞｪｲ　n)世論調査

get sick : 軽い病気になる

Take this medicine in case you get sick.

in case...   もし...なら

become ill : 重い病気にかかる

My aunt became ill and has been hospitalized.

be hospitalized 　入院する

get over : 病気が治る

I got over the flu.

I am getting over it. 　治ってきてるよ

the flu  インフルエンザ

cure : 病気を治す　(heal : 傷を治す)

He took some medicine to cure his stomachache.

The doctor cured him of rheumatism.

cure

cure 人  of ...   人の...を治す

stomachache 胃痛

rheumatism リウマチ

sick again : 軽い病気をぶり返す

I feel sick again.

catch a cold again

My cold has returned.

relapse 再発、癌などが再発する  He had a relapse of cancer.

体調が悪い

in a bad condition : 身体がだるい

I am in a bad condition, so I will take a day off.

take a day off 休みをとる

Under the weather : 体調不良の

I have been under the weather for a few days.

be/feel under the weather

Not feeling well : 具合がよくない

I'm not feeling well, so I will stay home all day.

sick/ill/disease

sick : 軽い一時的な症状・体調が悪い・精神的に

I felt sick. 体調が悪かった

He was sick in bed. 病気で寝ていた

I got sick from food poisoning. 食中毒で気持ち悪くなった

carsick 車酔い

seasick 船酔い

I am sick 精神的に病んでいる

morning sickness つわり

be sick in bed 病気で寝ている

food poisoning 食中毒

ill : 重病の　※英では軽い病気や吐き気の意味で使う

He is critically ill. 重病です

It is not a serious illness. さほどの病気ではない

illness   病気

critically ill 　重症の　　critically  クﾘﾃｨｶﾘｰ adv)致命的に

serious illness 　大病    serious   シｨﾘｱｽ adj)重大な

disease : 病名を示す「～病」

It is called Alzheimer disease.

Fruits and vegetables can help prevent heart disease.

A cataract is an eye disease. 白内障は目の病気です

skin disease 皮膚病

prevent ﾌﾟﾘヴェﾝﾄ  v)防ぐ、予防する

Alzheimer アﾙﾂﾊｲﾏｰ  n)アルツハイマー病、認知症

cataract　キｬﾀﾗｸﾄ　n)白内障

痛みと病気

a burn

A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat.

If you get too close to a fire, you will be burned.

a sore throat

When you have a sore throat, the back of your throat is often red and infected.

A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.

If you have a sore throat, it may be painful to swallow.

a sprained ankle

A sprained ankle can be so painful that you can't walk.

Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk.

a headache

A headache can be caused by an injury to the head.

Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time.

If you have a headache, your head hurts.

an earache

An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear.

Earaches occur more often among small children than adults.

injury イﾝｼﾞｭﾘｰ n)けが

burn バｧｰﾝ  n)やけど

sore ソ-ｩｱ　adj)ひりひりする、つらい

throat ｽロｳﾄ　n)のど

bacteria ﾊﾞｸテﾘｱ n)細菌、バクテリア

painful ペｲﾝﾌﾙ adj)痛い、苦痛

swallow スﾜﾛｳ v)飲み込む

sprain ｽﾌﾟレｲﾝ v)くじく、捻挫する

crutch クﾗｯﾁ n)松葉杖

last ラ-ｽﾄ v)続く、継続する　adj)最後の

sharp

dull

occur

open its border to non-citizens

American Airlines welcomed 150 international flights as the U.S. opened its borders to non-citizens who are vaccinated against COVID-19. 

Japan to remove spectator limit for large-scale events even in virus sate of emergency 

Japan plans to remove the spectator attendance limit for large-scale events and allow venues to be filled to capacity even under a COVID-19 sate of emergency by using a system to check whether visitors have been vaccinated or have tested negative for the virus, government sources said Friday.

Under the current guidelines, attendance at large-scale events such as professional sports games and concerts is capped at 5,000 spectators or 50 percent of venue capacity, whichever is larger.

As new and serious COVID-19 cases have sharply fallen across the country recently, the government will revise the guidelines after heating the opinions of coronavirus experts possibly on Nov 19, the sources said.

remove ﾘム-ｳﾞ v) to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc

 remove something: She has had the tumor removed.

tumor チュﾏｰ　n)腫れ・ふくらみ

limit リﾐｯﾄ n) the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed

attendance

venue

fill

capacity

whether

cap

whichever

revise

heat

possibly

Random crime/stabbings seem to be more and more common these days.

random ラﾝﾀﾞﾑ adj)行き当たりばったりの、奇妙な　[原義:突進]

stabbing スﾀﾋﾞﾝｸﾞ n)殺傷事件　adj)刺すような

Quote Of The Day

The pandemic has receded, vaccinations have progressed, and economic activities are returning to normal, so people are beginning to feel they are OK to keep things as is.

Naoto Nonaka, a professor of comparative politics at Gakushuin University, commenting on the governing coalition retaining a comfortable majority in the lower house in Sunday's election.

recede ﾘシ-ﾄﾞｩ　v)後退･退却する、次第に弱まる

decrease

One of the best things about cycling is that it provides regular exercise and decreases our carbon footprint- and makes you feel less guilty about having a jam doughnut during your coffee break.

The birthrate often decreases in times of financial uncertainty.

decrease in...   ...の減少

Relocate

Many people relocate from the countryside.

relocate ﾘロｹｲﾄ　英)ﾘﾛケｲﾄ　移転する、転勤する

be on the rise

It seems that prices are on the rise these days.

prices 物価

It seems that the urban population  is on the rise all over the world.

Crowded Places

I've lived in Tokyo/this city since I was born. but, I can't get used to the/this crowd. 

Today is a weekend, so there are more people out than usual.

A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed.

a jump 急上昇、大幅な伸び

previously adv)予め、前もって、以前

circulating　v)ひと回りする、循環する、出回る、広まる

strain　v)ぴんと引っ張る、最大限に張りつめる　n)ゆがみ、血統、変種

appear to  ～するように思われる、見える

raise concern 懸念･心配･不安を引き起こす

What makes you happy?

What makes you happy? 何があなたをハッピーにさせる？

What brings you to Japan? 何があなたを日本にこさせての？

make+人+原形動詞

はずかしい秘密

a skeleton in the closet  はずかしい秘密

Most people have one skeleton in the closet.

skeleton スｹﾙﾄﾝ n)がい骨、建物などの骨組

"We have a real treat tonight." 本当に豪華なゲストです今夜は。

treat ﾄｩリ-ﾄ v)大切に扱う、手当する、対処する

a treat n)おごり、楽しみ、申し分なく

Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country's biggest coastal resort, Cancun, surpassed pre-pandemic levels of passengers.

milestone n)画期的な出来事、節目

of sorts ある種の、一種の、ちょっとした

coastal adj)海岸･沿岸の

surpass　上回る、超える

decline/slide

New home prices in China slide 0.8% in September. It was the country's first real estate decline in six years, triggered largely by the Evergrande fiasco.

new home prices 新築住宅価格

slide ｽラｲﾄﾞv)減る･下落する

decline ﾃﾞｨｰクﾗｲﾝ v)下がる･下落する

trigger トﾘｶﾞｧ- n)引き金　v)引き金になる、引き起こす

largely ラーｼﾞﾘｨ　adv)大部分は

fiasco ﾌｨアｽｺ n)大失敗 [語源:ｲﾀﾘｱ]

I was amazed by how high the ocean waves are.

a sense of purpose 目的意識

It gives me a sense of purpose.

be open to challenges チャレンジが好き

I'm athletic and open to challenges.

brisk walking

brisk ブﾘｽｸ adj)きびきびした、活発な

What do you do for work?

I work in construction field.

I run my own business, 

I wear all the hats.

I'm the entrepreneur

I'm the one who's in charge of the business.

I run a business.

I'm having a hard time finding a work life balance, so I think I'm going to look for something in a different field soon.

I help students learn English and speak with confidence. It's my dream job. I feel pretty lucky. But I have to be careful to avoid burning out. Oh, that's awesome, but I understand. 

Well good luck with your work.

I'd like to boost my confidence.

entrepreneur アｰﾝﾄﾚﾌﾟﾚナｰ　n)起業家･請負人　語源:フランス

What's that like?

What's it like to be a nurse in the hospital there days?

Well, I like the doctor I work for, but it's just been really intense lately and it's not my dream job. I really want to be a photographer for foster and animals and help them to find a new home. That's what I would love to do. I'd love to get into photography. 

What's that like, with a lot of juicy details that can further the conversation more. 

snowball the conversation

Where are you working there days?

What's your dream job?

How's work going?

my side-gig for a while

Japanese ramen shop bans YouTubers

TOKYO- Japan has a complex relationship with YouTubers. On the one hand, it's constantly among the top of professions that children aspire to be. But on the other hand, people hate them.

Especially in a country where people value being able to ride in silence even on trains, having a nice moment interrupted by someone filming themselves to post on the Internet is seen as particularly selfish and annoying.

complex コﾝﾌﾟﾚｯｸｽ　n)複雑な･複合･偏見･嫌悪･ｺﾝﾌﾟﾚｯｸｽ

drug store 薬局

cold medicine 風邪薬

stomach medicine 胃腸薬

cream 塗り薬

rash 発疹

over-the-counter medicine 市販の薬

pain (relieving) patch 湿布

What is this cream for?   これは何の塗り薬ですか？

I'd like some cream for a rash.　発疹用の塗り薬が欲しいです 

I brought some over-the-counter medicine from Japan. 日本から市販の薬を持ってきました

Turn into 変わる・変える

My Name/Your Name

Before my introduction, I never asked/didn't ask your name.    ask アーｽｸ

Maybe, we can call you Jessie.

Well, my name is KZ short for/as in Kazuhisa.

We like to shorten names in English.

I'm excited to study with you.

Outdoor Activities

I like connecting with outdoors through the sports such as mountain running, wild swimming and other life adventures.

But the races such as marathon and triathlon have been canceled.

So I try to turn the pandemic into the opportunity by training hard.

Let Me Ask You Something?

Do you live far from here?  I live pretty close.

My house is not far from the Komazawa Park.

Live/Exist in the moment 楽にいこうよ

Many self-help gurus say that if you always take it easy and just exist in the moment, you'll reduce stress and live longer.

多くの自己啓発の専門家が言っています。いつものんびり構えて、その瞬間を生きるだけにすれば、ストレスが減って寿命が延びる。

guru グｩ ﾙｰ  n)ヒンズー教の導師、専門家、指導者

exist ｲｸﾞズｨｽﾄ v)生物が存在する、物事が起こる、人が生きてゆく [原意]外に出てくる

What is your actual job title?

job title  肩書･職名

actual　ア-ｸﾁｭｱﾙ  adj)実際の･メインの

Look on the bright side

いいほうに考えましょう

Look on the bright side, Now I'm free!

Japan's economy contracted/shrank over the pandemic weakened consumer spending. 

contract コﾝﾄﾗｸﾄ　n)契約、請負 

contract ｺﾝﾄラｸﾄ   v)契約する、請け負わせる・（経済･筋肉）縮小する

weaken  ウｨｰｹﾝ  v)弱くする、弱体化する

consumer ｺﾝスｰﾏｰ  n)消費者

consumer spending  個人消費

shrink ｼｭリﾝｸ v)縮む、縮小する   shrink-shrank-shrunk  shrink-shrunk-shrunken　

Amid the pandemic, weakened consumer spending, it's not such a big deal though, just curiously the consumed amount of garlic is more than ever.

consume ｺﾝスｰﾑ   v)消費する

amount　ｱマｳﾝﾄ　n)量、額

On the bright side, exports were up, staying positive for third straight quarter.

明るい面では、輸出が増えました。3四半期連続でプラスを維持してます。

Save money for a rainy day.  

貯金をしよう雨の日のために（いざという時に備えてお金を貯めておく）

I need to take a vacation. not a staycation. I haven't had a vacation for nearly/more than 2 years.

Cooking/Kitchen verbs

【動詞】

fry　フライパンで焼く（stir-fry：かき混ぜて炒める　  deep-fry：揚げる）

grill　網で焼く

bake　オーブンで焼く（パン・ケーキ）　

boil　茹でる

steam　蒸す

stew ｽチｭー（studentの最初の音と同じ発音）  煮込む

How to stew with ease?  簡単なstewの作り方は？

The easiest way uses Stew Sause Mix(Roux).

roux ル－　n)ソースのベースになるルー

How To Marinate Chicken Faster

marinate マﾘﾈｲﾄ 漬けて柔らかくする

grate　ｸﾞレｲﾄ（greatと同じ発音）　おろし金でおろす

peel   野菜･果物の皮をむく

skin   肉･魚の皮を剥ぐ

shell  殻をとる

Grate your Bananas in a Pinch

pinch ピﾝﾁ v)n)指先で挟む　n)ひとつまみ、少量の

in a pinch ひとつまみに・ピンチで（苦境に陥って）

fried rice

fried chicken

Do you want me to fry you some eggs?  卵を焼こうか？

Stir-fry the vegetables for 5 minutes.  野菜を５分炒めて

It's healthier to steam vegetables.

I marinated the beef in soy souse.

Don't peal the potatoes.

I skinned the chicken. 鳥の皮をむく

Should I shell the shrimp? エビの殻を取りましょうか？

lead to changes in...

Advances/Developments in...

The discovery of...

（The）Future Technology(ies）of...

New research into...

The spread of...

Breakthrough>Trending>latest

AI

Developments in AI technology will lead to significant changes in our life style.

should/would/could've +pp（仮定法過去完了）

If you had trained more thoroughly, you could've completed the marathon.

thoroughly ソﾛｧ-ﾘ- adv)徹底的に

complete ｺﾝﾌﾟリ-ﾄ v)完全･完了する、仕上げる、申し分ないものにする

Had I known/I wish I had known/If I had known it would/was going to rain today, I would've brought my umbrella with me.

Had I known ( If の省略形）

I wish I had known 知っていればよかったのにな 

I wish I had known you were a good teacher, I could've taken your lesson more. 

It may surprise you that...

It may surprise you that making noise when you eat noodles isn't rude in Japan.

slurp スﾗｰｧﾌﾟ　v)大きな音を立てて食べる

It may surprise you that bowing politely to each other is very common in Japan.

It may surprise you that fancy toilets have been set up at mostly our homes even public amenitis.

Ramen/Garlic

Jiro style ramen ⇒ Garlic as topping

One of the most popular/famous/trendy ramen especially for/among young adults is Jiro style one which consists of thick noodles and thick tonkotsu soup using/with garlic as topping.

Garlic ⇒ the consumption

Interestingly/Curiously/Intriguingly, speaking of/About/As for garlic, 

I hear the consumption has increased after the pandemic.

I hear the consumed amount of garlic is more than ever. 

You know that it/garlic gives you bad breath.

It makes your breath smell.

It is said that eating fresh parsley helps get rid of your garlic breath.

I hear that garlic helps purify the blood.

consist ｺﾝシｽﾄ 　consist of ...   v)...から成る、...で構成される

thick

garlic

topping

intriguingly ｲﾝトﾘｰｷﾞﾝｸﾞﾘｰ　adv)興味深いことに

consumption

consume

breath

purify

blood

parsley

  

台風一過で気分一新

The clear sky after the storm. I can't help feeling fresh and new.

the clear sky after the storm

（台風一過という言葉はない）

feel fresh and new

（気分一新という言葉はない）

can't help ...ing

（...せずにはいられない・つい...してしまう）

October has just started..

and also, the emergency has lifted

and also, New textbook...

計画通りに　as planed/according to plan

Traveling/Life does not go exactly as planed. 

Things aren't going according to plan.

That's what's fun about it/This is the point.

大人になる　grow as a person/become an adult

Travel experience and learning makes/helps us grow as a person.

That's what it means to become an adult.

Accommodation budget is not so generous.

according　adv)...によって･（計画、規則）に従って

generous　ジェﾈﾗｽ　adj)気前のよい･惜しまない･太っ腹な

生産ライン

production/product/manufacturing/factory/assembly line

For improving productivity on the production line.

consolidate production lines  生産ラインを統合する

automotive assembly line 自動車組み立てライン

painting and welding robots in automotive assembly lines  塗装、溶接ロボット

sanitary conditions on the production lines  衛生状態

factory output  工場の生産高

factory capacity  工場の生産能力

factory production schedule  工場の生産計画

production line work  生産ライン作業

production

product

manufacturing

productivity

Do you have this in a smaller size?   これの小さいサイズはありますか？

to be in a size/color

On fire（盛り上がっている）

I'm on fire for English/transforming my body.

My motivation for learning English is on fire from taking Nova/your classes.

on fire 盛り上がっている

ambition（野望）

So now that you've started or gotten used to your new life/environment. What's your next ambition?

I hope your passion and good cause will empower to enjoy your life for better.

ambition ｱﾑビｼｮﾝ　n)抱負･野望･活力

cause　コーｫｽﾞ　n)動機･主張　v)原因となる [原義:理由]

empower ｴﾝ パｩ ﾜｰ  v)能力･実力をつける

genius　ジ-ﾆｬｽ　n)天才　[原義:守護神]

I hope your passion and good cause will empower even more young people to change the world for better.

Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane

Do typhoons not come to Canada?

曖昧

ambiguous　ｱﾝﾑビｷﾞｭｱｽ　adj)紛らわしい･はっきりしない[原義:さまよう　あいまいな]

歩く/散歩/探索

歩く･徒歩　Walk

go for a walk 散歩に行く

take a walk

walk around

散歩する Stroll (ゆっくり歩く意）

go for a stroll 散歩に行く

take a stroll

I like strolling around in the cities that I travel to.

探索する　Explore

物乞い・乞食

These days I saw a few beggars and a kind of touts stand in the middle of busy intersection hoping to collect some change from the people passing by/the passerby/pedestrians.

beg　ベｯｸﾞv)懇願する

beggar　ベｯｶﾞｧｰ　n)物乞い･乞食

tout　タｳﾄｩ　n)押売り･勧誘する人･競馬予想屋　v)押売り･勧誘する

barker　バ-ｧ ｶｱｰ　n)大声で客引きをする人

intersection イﾝﾀｰｾｸｼｮﾝ  n)交差点

pedestrian　ﾍﾟデｽﾄﾘｱﾝ　n)歩行者　adj)歩行用の

passerby パ ｯｻｰ バｰｲ  n)通行人

Hoping to collect some change

I saw a person who was begging in the middle of the busy intersection hoping to collect some change from people passing by.

When I went to some countries, I often see people, sometimes children, hoping to collect some change from people passing by.

魅力

appeal　ｱ ピ-ｨﾙ　n)魅力･訴え　v)気に入る･訴える　your appeal

English language has a lot of appeal for many people.

Your teaching style/way/methods is really appealing to us. 

The Japanese Prime Ministers have no appeal as a representative. 

representative ﾚ ﾌﾟﾚゼﾝﾃﾃｨｳﾞ n)代表者　adj)代表の

It's fun career.

career  ｶリ-ｱｰ　n)職業･経歴

carrier キｬｧﾘｱ　n)物を運ぶ人

Motorbike

motorbike

motorcycle

Car

燃費効率がよい　n)fuel efficiency　adj)fuel-efficient　　　

fuel  フｨｭｰｱﾙ　フｨｭ-ｩ　n)燃料

efficiency ｲフｨｼｬﾝｼｨｰ　n)効率･能率

efficient　ｲフｨｼｬﾝﾄｩ　adj)効率的な･能率的な

economical ｴｺノﾐｶﾙ　adj)節約の･省エネの

own オｳﾝ adj)自分の（所有する）

own オｳﾝ v)所有する

What kind of car would you like to own?

the no-frills model

no-frills ﾉｰ ﾌリﾙｽ  adj)簡素な･実質本位の･余分なサービスは提供しない

This car is pretty reasonably priced for such a powerful car.

priced ﾌﾟラｲｽﾄ adj)価格の　

high priced/pricey/expensive

plain　ﾌﾟレｲﾝ　adj)平らな･飾りのない

flashy ﾌラ-ｼｨ-　adj)派手な･けばけばしい

4WD/4-wheel-drive

wheel  ﾎウｨ-ﾙ n)車輪

have started using ...（使い始める）

A number of Lawson outlets have already started using paper containers for some rice bowl dishes.

dining out/cooked meal

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of plastic discarded in Japan has increased as more people buy cooked meals instead of dining out.

discard  デｨｽｶｰﾄﾞ n)廃棄　 ﾃﾞｨｽカｰﾄﾞ v)廃棄する　[原義：dis 離す＋カード]

要望

responding to calls  要望に応える

Responding to calls to reduce plastic waste, some convenience store chains are switching to paper packaging for takeout food items.

 

dish（料理）

It began selling a grilled salon dish in a paper case box in March.

それは売りはじめました　神の箱に入れた焼き鮭料理を　3月に 

He learns to cook at least two new dishes every month.

monitor（異常がないか監視する）

We will monitor demand for these new products and seek customer feedback.

私たちは監視します　これらの新製品に対する需要を　そしてお客様の意見を求めます

material（材料）

Only the lid is plastic, so use of the material is reduced by about 40 percent.

蓋だけがプラスチックです。それでこの材料の使用がおよそ40％減らされています。

Japan’s industries import raw materials from around the world.

raw ｩロｰ  adj)食べ物が生の、材料が加工されていない

挨拶0

◎How are you? と聞かれたら

普通

Not too bad, can't complain.　ここ数年よく聞く返答

(I've) been/seen worse. 以前経験済の悪状態に比べればマシのニュアンス

worse  bad/illの比較級  ⇔better

◎家族・友達・知り合いは皆元気か？

How's your family?

How are your friends, family and boyfriend doing well? 

people you know 知り合いの人たち

people around you 周りの人（電車居合わせた周りの人々等の意） 

ペット

cockatoo コｶﾄｩ-　n)オウムの一種　ranging from Australia 

range ｩレｲﾝｼﾞ n)v)（物事が及ぶ）範囲、連なり、山脈

冗談

冗談を言うなよ

Stop joking around.

冗談じゃありません　真面目です

I'm serious.

同情

心中察します

I can't imagine what you're going through.

辛い事を耐えている人への声掛け、挨拶、同情

Well, I keep thinking... 

挨拶

◎元気なさそうな同席者に・つらい知らせの第三者に向けて

How are you holding up? 　元気出てる？（明るくもなく暗くもなく普通に声かける）

How's he holding up?  Maybe he's alright.

hold up もちこたえる、遅らせる（delay)、手を上げろ！、

Who's holding up the queue/line? 誰がモタモタしてるんだ？

◎途中･遅刻参加者が来た

We've got company.　　相棒･連れが来た。

company n)会社、仲間

The more the merrier.  　多い方が楽しいよ。

merrier メｩ ﾘｱ- adj)陽気な、お祭り気分の（merryの比較級）

Habit（習慣・癖）

kick the habit/kick the habit of

Convenience stores try to kick the plastic habit.

smartphone habit

make it a habit/make a habit of

I make a habit of taking note.  いつもメモを取るようにしています。

I make a habit to exercise after work.

I would say OK, as long as you don't make a habit of it. 常習的でなければいいんじゃないですか。

※as long as は

（時間の限度　～する間は）（条件　～さえすれば）、

※as far as は

（範囲)　As far as I know, 

habit

I wanna get ... habit under control.  ...癖を抑えたい

I am in the habit of going to bed at midnight.

Reduce（減少させる）

It expects the move will reduce plastic waste by about 250 tons per year.

If you know how to reduce the calories in this recipe, tell me.

calorie  カﾛﾘｰ  n)カロリー　 [原義は熱]

recipe  ｩレｼｨﾋﾟｰ　n)調理法・レシピ 

Expand（拡大する）

The chain plans to expand this to around 6,400 outlets by May.

outlet アｳﾄﾚｯﾄ n)出口･放出口⇔inlet  販路　アウトレットショップ　コンセント

Switch（切り替える）

Some convenience store chains are switching to paper packaging for takeout food items.

I recently switched from drinking coffee to drinking green tea.

The chain will also switch to paper cups for iced coffee.

同僚

my co-worker/coworker

my colleague

my work mate

my work associate

my work buddy

my fellow worker

(fellaと発音する事が多い）

associate ｱソｳｼｨｴｲﾄ　n)提携者・仲間　adj)仲間の　v)結びつける、提携する

fellow 　adj)親しい仲間の 　n)親しい仲間

風邪/咳/くしゃみ/鼻水

COUGH

I had uncontrollable bouts of coughing. 

I tried not to cough, but I just couldn't stop.

Well, those things happen. よくあることだよ。

uncontrollable  ｱﾝ ｺﾝﾄロｰﾗﾌﾞﾙ　adj)手に負えない、止められない

bout  バｳﾄｩ n)病気などの発作

cough  コ-ﾌ　v)せきをする 　n)せき

cough/coughing terribly/incessantly/constantly/excessively/all the time

can't stop coughing

have a bad/terrible/horrible/nasty/ugly/serious/awful cough

get/catch a cough

give a cough せきばらいをする

a hoarse/dry tickly cough かれたせき

a cough with phlegm

experiencing bouts of coughing

hoarse ホ-ｧ ｽ   adj)かすれた、ハスキーな声の

SNEEZE

sneeze  ｽニｰｽﾞ　v)くしゃみをする　n)くしゃみ　a sneeze　

Here comes my sneeze. くしゃみが出る

I can't stop sneezing/my sneeze.  くしゃみが止まらない

”Bless you" -Thank you

I sneeze.

keep (on) sneezing

give a sneeze くしゃみをする

RUNNY NOSE

I (still) have a runny nose. 

I am running out of tissues. ティッシュがなくなりそうです。

My nose is running.

My nose won't stop running. 

stuffy nose 鼻づまり

感想

It was kind of a disaster, actually.  大失敗･惨事だった。

Food spoils/goes bad quickly in this season.

Unpasteurized foods spoil quicker than sterile ones. 低温殺菌されていない食べ物は殺菌された食べ物よりも腐るのが早い

spoil

unpasteurized

sterile

Govt. to let all COVID states of emergency lapse

The Japanese government is to let coronavirus states of emergency and quasi-emergency declarations lapse when their current terms expire on Thursday.

quasi-  ｸワｰｽﾞｨｰ    combining form)ある程度の･準･みせかけの

declaration ﾃﾞｸレｲｼｮﾝ n)宣言･声明

lapse　ラｯﾌﾟｽ  v)一時的に衰える  n)一時的に衰える　[原義：すべること]

expire　ｲｸｽパｲｧｰ v)期限が切れる･終了する

The number of new coronavirus cases has dropped significantly.

case　ケｲｽ　n)事件･問題･状態

significantly  ｼｸﾞニﾌｨｶﾝﾄﾘｰ  adv)著しく･かなり