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