冬至

solstice  ソﾙ ｽﾃｨｽ  n)太陽の至点

the winter solstice　冬至

midwinter　冬の中間点

the shortest day　陽が最も短い日

雨が降り始めた

It’s starting to rain

It’s started raining

It started raining

とても（≠ very)

rather

very cold

rather cold

very small town とても小さい町（veryのほうが強い強調）

rather small town とても小さい町（よくないことを表現・どちらかといえば）

運だめし・一か八か

to try my luck

I will enter Nagano Marathon to try my luck.

～がなければ ..... だ（仮定法）

If it wasn't/weren't for ～ ,    would/should

(wasn't より weren't の方がフォーマル)

STUDY ENGLISH

I'm not sure about that. It's quite a long time ago. But one thing is sure. If it wasn't for music such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones things like that, I wouldn't be interested to study English at all.

EARTHQUAKE/JAPAN

If it wasn't for earthquakes, Japan should be a better place.

But for ～, Without ～, Except ～

(Without が日常会話的)

COMMUTE

Without heavy traffic jam, It would take about 40 minutes driving.

traffic jam　交通渋滞

crowding 人の渋滞

変化がない毎日

monotony  ﾓ ノ ﾄﾆｰ  n)単調さ･変化のなさ

boring lack of variety

doing the same things everyday

TRAVELING

I go abroad to relieve the monotony of everyday life.

ENGLISH

I speak English to relieve the monotony of Japanese life.

How was your day today?

Tim Hortons

Timmies

Tim Hortons テｨﾑ ホｰﾃｨﾝｽﾞ

Timmies テｨ ﾐｰｽﾞ

Many Canadians love to consume.

Timmies is the most popular coffee shop in Canada.

It's our nationwide chain of coffee shops.

The reason it is called Tim Hortons is because it was founded by a Canadian hocky player named Tim Horton, very Canadian.

When you go to Timmies, the drink of choice for many Canadians is a "Double Double".

A "Double Double" is when you get your coffee with two cream and two sugar.

Many Canucks have to go to Timmies to get their "Double Double" in the morning.

consume ｺﾝ ス-ﾑ　v)消費する、飲食する

Change Jobs

Oh, let me ask you something about change jobs.

Actually, a friend of mine is going to leave her company next month.

So, how long before leaving the company do you need to tell the boss?

change jobs 転職

get a new job 新しい仕事を手に入れる

resignation  ﾚ ｽﾞｨｸﾞ ネｲｼｮﾝ n)辞職

start working for a new company

会社を辞める

Quit　（ｲﾝﾌｫｰﾏﾙ･ｶｼﾞｭｱﾙで多少消極的なﾆｭｱﾝｽ･諦めるﾆｭｱﾝｽ)

Leave （ﾅﾁｭﾗﾙ）　

Resign（ﾌｫｰﾏﾙ）

Maple Syrup

When it comes to maple syrup,

A Canuck said to me. They eat Pizza to put some maple syrup on top.

maple  メｲ ﾌﾟﾙ  n)カエデ･モミジ

syrup　シｨ ﾛｯﾌﾟ n)シロップ･みつ

to put/add/place/sprinkle/dust

place　v)置く、入れる、位置づける

sprinkle ｽﾌﾟリﾝ ｸﾙ　v)ぱらぱらとまく･振りかける

dust  v)ほこりを払う、粉などを振りかける

Canada is one of the countries that I want to go to.

Which city are you from?

Are you from west or east?

I like hiking.

Do you have any recommendations of places to go hiking around there？

おすすめの場所は？

Where would you recommend?

Where is the best place?

WEST

The Rocky Mountains

The Rockies are in the western area of Canada.

Vancouver ｳﾞｧﾝ ク-ｳﾞｧｰ /British Columbia (BC)

Calgary カﾙ ｶﾞｧﾘｰ /Alberta ｱﾙ バｧｰﾀ

EAST

Niagara Falls ﾅｲアｸﾞﾗ フｫｰﾙｽﾞ

In the eastern area of Canada, we also have one of Canada's most popular tourist destinations and this is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is also in Ontario.

Toronto ﾄロﾝﾄ (Most native speakers just say Trono ﾄﾛﾉ）/Ontario ｵﾝ タ ﾘｵ

Montreal  モﾝﾄ ﾘ ｵｰ /Quebec ｸ ベｯｸ

Give comment/feedback to me

giving relevant answers to the questions

relevant レ ﾚ ｳﾞｧﾝﾄ  adj)適切な

What was your impression of Japan in comparison to what you expected?

ーYou know. About 20 years ago, the Internet was not advanced as it is today. So maybe if it was today, I would just look up Japan on the Internet and learn about it. But at that time, I had no real visual what Japan was. Except my friends told me, it was fantastic, interesting, good food, people were nice, and that kind of things. But had no real image. When I got here, I just found it, so fascinating, so interesting, so different things from Canada. Particularly, ok, go to a place like Shinzyuku which has more lights than Las Vegas lol. But then, with all the technology, all the lights, all the...so futuristic. But you go down one little, a tiny street. And there is a 3rd generation Kimono shop, and it feels like time has stood still. Traditional Japan and modern Japan have existed. In reality I found it effortlessly. I found very very impressive and that's why made me fall in love with Japan.

A mixture, old and new, in a way. and then you came across Rakugo at the performance restaurant in Yokohama. You fell in love with Rakugo. But falling in love with Rakugo and becoming a Rakugo storyteller are two very different things. What made you decide to become a Rakugo storyteller? 

ーWell, it was really an immediate decision. When I first thought Rakugo, I have been here for five years. So, I can speak and understand some Japanese. Otherwise, I don't think Rakugo is very exciting. You know, Kaguki, there are dancing, beautiful costume and many things, you can enjoy without understanding language. But Rakugo, if you don't understand, it's not so interesting. It's actual. It's comical. It's traditional, everything I had done even before I came to Japan when I was doing at the theater. It was the comic theater. It was the traditional Greel theater. So, Rakugo seemed to contain everything that I have been living for. And interesting in up to that point. So, it was really an immediate decision. Now, this is what I was born to do. 

comparison ｺﾝ パｧ ﾘｿﾝ  n)比較

advanced　ｱﾄﾞ ヴｧﾝｽﾄ   adj)前進した･先進的な･進んだ

as it is today  こんにちほど･こんにちのように

visual  ヴｨｼﾞｭ ｱﾙ  adj)視覚による  n)映像･視覚素材、ビジュアル

effortlessly   エﾌｫｰｧﾄ ﾚｽﾘｨｰ　adv)楽々と＝easy

effort  エﾌ ﾌｫｰｧﾄ  n)努力

endeavor  ｴﾝ デｳﾞｧｰ  n)努力（ﾌｫｰﾏﾙ）

exertion　ｲｸﾞ ザｧｰｼｮﾝ  n)さらに大変な努力

make an effort/endeavor

make exertions

fascinate  フｧ-ｽｨ ﾈｲﾄ  v)魅了する

futuristic  ﾌｭｰﾁｬｰ リｽﾃｨｯｸ　adj)未来を先取りした･超現代的な、未来派の

stand still  とまっている･じっとしている

 

in a way 　ある意味

come across 　ふと見つける･出くわす  

immediate ｲミ-ﾃﾞｨｴｯﾄ n)即座の･すぐの

actual  ア ｸﾁｬﾙ  adj)実在の･現実の

comical  コ ﾐｶﾙ  adj)こっけいな･おかしい、喜劇の

2022 Dec 8

Hanoi

The contemporary city

contemporary  ｺﾝテﾝﾎﾟﾗｧﾘｰ  adj)現代の

Sample the street food

For an authentic taste of Hanoi, look to the street kitchens of the Old Quarter.

sample   サｧﾝﾌﾟﾙ 　n)サンプル　v)試しに体験/試食する

be spoilt for choice

be spoilt for choice

どれを取っても素晴らしい・どれを選んでいいか迷う

≪日本食≫

It comes to food in Japan, you'll certainly be spoilt for choice, but don't miss the fantastic Tonkatsu dish.

certainly　サ-ｧ ﾄｩﾝﾘｰ  adv)確実に･きっと･間違いなく、もちろん･その通りです

spoil   ｽポｲﾙ   v) だめにする⇒人を甘やかす

spoil - spoilt - spoilt 

≪趣味≫

It comes to hobbies of mine. I'm spoilt for choice (迷うほど沢山ある)

, such as running, swimming, cycling and mountain hike, also eating lol. 

Food Choices

It makes for a wide variety of food choices there.

Friendship

These trees are handed/exported/given from one country as a token/sign/pledge/mark of their friendship.

It's a gift.

The project is a symbol of the friendship between the two countries Vietnam - Slovakia.

Peace, friendship and cooperation are what people should aim for.

平和、友好、協力は人類が向かうべき方向です

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the China - Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship.

token  ト-ｸﾝ　n)乗物･ｹﾞｰﾑ機なのどメダル(トークン)、しるし･証拠･象徴･記念品

pledge　ﾌﾟレｯｼﾞ  n)堅い約束･誓約、しるし･証拠

mark　マ-ｧｸ　n)痕跡、あざ、印

cooperation   ｺｳ ｵﾍﾟレｲｼｮﾝ  n)協力･協調

... is the destination of choice for ...

Shibuya is the destination of choice for fashion and food lovers alike.

alike  ｱ ラｲｸ  adv)同じように、等しく

Hakone is the destination of choice for Onsen lovers and mountain hikers alike.

Chinese food

Chinese food is the right choice for any time for any day.

numb

numb  ナ ｧﾑ   adj)《身体の一部が》感覚を失った

しびれた･麻痺している

手がかじかむ･しびれる

It's so freezing cold today.

I can see my breath.

My hands are numb. (My hands are freezing cold)

Talk about Movies

"Cry Freedom" British one, in the late 80's is one of the great movies I've ever seen. It's a movie starring Denzel Washington and Kevin kline.

starring

And also,I love action movies such as 

n the early 80's

他の話題から"movies"に移った ～もまた･～も同様に

I used to watch lots of movies too.

I also used to watch lots of movies as well.

I used to watch lots of movies as well.

I like nonfiction period dramas about great people who left their mark on society.

Their stories in the face of hardships are both inspiring and motivational.

ーindeed, they give us wisdom to live in today's uncertain times also I love to get a glimpse of people’s lives through the clothes they wear as well as their surroundings.

nonfiction　ﾉ-ﾝ フｨｸｼｮﾝ　n)ﾉﾝﾌｨｸｼｮﾝ･ﾉﾝﾌｨｸｼｮﾝ作品

period　ピﾘｴｯﾄﾞ n)ひと区切り･期間･時期･時代･周期　adj)ある時代の

drama  ドラﾏ　n)劇･ドラマ

period dramas 　時代劇･年代物ドラマ

mark　マ-ｧｸ　n)痕跡、影響、あざ、印、標識

face  フｪｲｽ　n)顔、正面、表面、側面

in the face of  ～の前で、～に直面して、(困難問題)をものともせず、～にもかかわらず

hardship　ハ-ｱﾄﾞｼｯﾌﾟ  n)苦難･苦労 

inspiring　ｲﾝ ｽパｧｨｱﾘﾝｸﾞ  adj)ふるい立たせる、刺激的な

motivational　ﾓｳﾁヴｪｲｼｮﾅﾙ　adj)動機づけの、ﾓﾁﾍﾞｰｼｮﾝが上がる

indeed　ｲﾝデｨ-ﾄﾞ adv)本当に･実に･まったく･確かに  　in+deed

deed 　デｨ-ﾄﾞ  n)行為･偉業･実行･事実 

wisdom　ゥｨｽﾞﾀﾞﾑ　n)賢明･分別･知恵

uncertain　ｱﾝ サｰｧﾄｩﾝ   adj)不確実な･確信がない･はっきりしない･ぼんやりした

glimpse　グリﾝﾌﾟｽ   v)ちらっと見る　n)ちらっと見る事

lives　ラｧｲｳﾞｽ   n) life の複数形

as well as = and   同様に

surroundings   ｻラｳﾝﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞｽ　n)取り巻く環境･状況

surrounding   adj)取り囲む･周囲の

社会に大きな足跡を残した偉人を描いたノンフィクションの年代物のドラマが好きです。

苦難に立ち向かう彼らのストーリーは感動的でモチベーションがあがるものです。

ーそうですね。不透明な時代を生きる上での知恵を与えてくれますから。

また服装や身の周りの物から人々の生活を垣間見るのも大好きです。

cats

a purebred Persian cat

a ragdoll cat    

she slept on the other intern's lap.

rag doll ﾗｸﾞ ドｰﾙ  n)ぬいぐるみ

lap ラｧ ｯﾌﾟ n)ひざ･着席時の腰から膝がしらまでの部分

plural

plural  プルｰﾗｧﾙ  adj)複数の･2つ以上の

plural nouns

singular

singular シｨ ﾝｷﾞｭﾗｰｧ  adj) 単数の･1つだけの

singular nouns  単数名詞

noun ナｧｳﾝ  n)名詞

intern

 intern ｲﾝタｰｧﾝ  

n)実習生･見習い　v)インターンとして勤務する･研修する

an intern

preference

preference  ﾌﾟレﾌｧﾚﾝｽ  n)好み･ひいき

movie preferences

整体に行く

go to the chiro

go to the doctor と同じ

整体師

chiro　

chiro-  「手」の意
chiropractor
osteopathic physician
bodywork therapist

osteopathic ｵｽﾃｨｵパｽｨｯｸ adj)整体の

physician ﾌｨズｨｼｬﾝ n)悩みなどを癒す人、救済者、医者

骨盤矯正

To reset my pelvic bone

Last night, I went see a chiropractor to reset my pelvic bone.

pelvic ペﾙｳﾞｨｯｸ adj)骨盤の

～する度に

Every time .../whenever ...

Every time/Whenever I hydrate, my bottles get/become gradually lighter.

My bottles get/become gradually lighter, every time/whenever I hydrate.

Every time I have eaten a lot, Tonkatu Cuisine is the best choice.

所謂（いわゆる）

so-called

よく言われるように ...

as they say ...

どうでもいいことですが....

It's not a big deal but...

It really doesn't matter but...

rather

rather

強調の "rather" は同じ強調の "very" にはない対比の気持ちが隠れている

否定的な語句に使われる

This soup is rather tasteless. 

このスープは思ったより（期待より）美味しくない

would rather

would：もし選択できるなら

rather：...するよりもむしろ～するほうがよい（対比）

Let's go to a cafe and talk about it.

I'd rather take a walk somewhere.

どこか散歩するほうがむしろいいですね

rather than

～というよりも・～でなく（対比）

Cloud we hold the meeting on Friday rather than Tuesday.

火曜日でなく金曜日にそのミーティングを開くことはできますか？

hold the meeting 会議を開く
I would rather have lots of friends than lots o money.

沢山のお金より、むしろ沢山の友人を持ちたいと思います

not A but rather B

Aではなく、むしろB

The problem is not a lack of intelligence but rather a lack of motivation.

問題は知性の欠如ではなく、やる気の欠如です

　

不味い･味がない

tasteless

This soup is rather tasteless.

I heard you ...

I heard you snoring in the theater.

snore  ｽノｰｱ  v)いびきをかく　n)いびき

自転車で行く

be/go/get there by bike

I'll go there by bike.

Do you think I can get there by bike?

他に誰かいる？

Is there someone else?

Is there someone else on the team who are going to run the marathon?

期限

支払期限

The payment is due tomorrow.

The dead line for ... is tomorrow at 5pm.

提出期限

The report is due tomorrow.

The submission date is tomorrow.

The deadline for submission is tomorrow.

The deadline for handing it in is tomorrow.

This is due to be handed in by tomorrow.

You must finish this report by the deadline.

The expiration date of my passport is June next year.

締切日

The due date is tomorrow.

有効期限･消費期限

expiration/expiry date

　クーポンの期限は明日

　The expiration date for the coupon is tomorrow.

due  デｭ-ｩ adj)支払われるべき、予定の期日になって、期限･納期の

due to...   ...のため

due date/deadline 締切

　When will you finish that project?

   I don't know, when is the due date?

   Till January.

   Ok, no problem.

   

寝ちゃった･眠ちゃった

I fell asleep.

fall-fell-fallen　v)落ちる、下がる、倒れる

fall asleep 寝におちる、眠り込むイメージ

asleep ｱ スリｰﾌﾟ　adv)眠って　⇔ awake

I was so exhausted that I fell asleep in the middle of the movie.

fall ill  病気になる

私好みの

my kind of ... /my taste

This is just my kind of movie.

This movie is my taste.

This is your kind of food, isn't it?

It’s not my kind of place. it's too crowded/busy.

工事現場

construction site/worksite

It's not a big deal but I just wanna tell you.

Awesome, I found just my kind of the Tonkastu restaurant close to worksite in Sumida district today.

コンピュータと睨めっこ（にらめっこ）･一日中

be/work/stare/spend/sit/not left/on the computer/stuck/glued/married

I was on the computer the whole day today.

I have been on the computer for the whole day today at work.

I've been working on the computer all day.

I've been on my PC, working throughout the day.

I stared at the computer screen all day.

I had a staring contest with my computer screen all day today.

I spent the whole day on the computer.

I sat in front of the computer all day.

I have not left my computer screen all day.

I was stuck to the computer all day.

I have been glued to my computer screen all day.　

I am married to my computer.

throughout ｽﾙｰアｳﾄ  前･adj)～のすみからすみまで、～の間じゅう

glue  ｸﾞル-ｩ  n)接着剤　v)接着する、（受身で）ぴったりくっつく

marry　メｪ-ﾘｰ v)結婚する･させる

風呂･銭湯･温泉

疲労回復

There are some benefits. To recover from fatigue.

recover ﾘカｳﾞｧ- v)回復する･取り戻す

recovery ﾘカｳﾞｧﾘｰ  n)回復

fatigue  ﾌｧテｨｰｸﾞ n)激しい疲れ･疲労 

まかせる・ゆだねる（任せる･委ねる）

leave something up to someone

I leave the place up to them.

場所は彼らに任せる

I leave this up to you to decide.

この件はあなたに任せる

それでいい？

Is that OK/alright (with you)?

Would that be OK (with you)?

"sorry to" と "sorry for"

"to" は今、"for"は過去に起こっていることに対して

Sorry to keep you all waiting. 

みなさんお待たせしております（お待たせがこれからも続く：まだお待ちください）

   To be sorry to + infinitive = to apologize for a present action

   I will let you wait after I say this

Sorry for keeping you all waiting.  

みなさんお待たせしてすいません（これ以上待たせない：では始めましょう)

   To be sorry for + verb with -ing = to apologize for a past/earlier action

   I let you wait before I say this

I'm sorry to hear that. (今聞いて）お気の毒に

I'm sorry to interrupt but could you come with me for a second?

I'm sorry for lying to you, I won't do it again. 

"a few" と "few"

 a few 少し（少しはあるというポジティブなニュアンス）

few ほとんどない（ほとんどないというネガティブなニュアンス）

Only few left in the fridge.

昔(前･以前)の貴方ではない

You are not what you used to be.

おめでとう

Best wishes on your new life.

集い･集まる･親睦会

get together/get-together 

we get together on 23 Dec.

The get-together is going to be held there.

少しずつ･一歩ずつ･段階的に

step-by-step

他の人

someone else

Asking someone else is a good idea.

明日なにするの？

What are you gonna do for tomorrow?

お色気

hot and sexy

スムースに･順調に

I'll think about how to contact them smoothly.

全て順調に進んでいます。

Everything is running smoothly.

睡眠･おやすみ

Have a good sleep.

Tomorrow, I'll sleep tight and work for a little bit.

I was able to catch up on some sleep.

I need to catch up om my sleep/study/homework/housework.

このアプリで睡眠をトラッキングしています

I track my sleep with this app.

I use this app to track my sleep.

風呂

風呂であたたまります

take a bath to warm up

抽選

For tomorrow, the ticket drawing for Yokohama triathlon will be released.

As for me, participation for the race is almost guaranteed by Nas.

As I told you before, Nas that is the gym I belong to is one of the sponsors.

But I believe you will be able to participate in the race as you ARE woman.

draw

lottery

release

guarantee

雨上がりの晴天

The clear sky after the rain feels good today.

いいですね、それでお願いします

That sounds great. Let's go ahead with it.

 

そうしてもらえると助かる

That will be a big help.

それは残念･がっかりだね

That's too bad.　(NAm)

It's/That's a shame. 　(Br)

That's disappointing.

炭酸飲料

soda (NAm)・ fizzy drink  (Br)

fizzy フｨ ｽﾞｨｨ  adj)泡立つ･発泡性の

Cola is the fizziest by far/by a long way.

feel free to...

｟多くのビスケッツメンバーが湘南国際に出場｠

～の話だけと/出席表/驚いたことに/気兼ねなく～できる

Good afternoon, how are you feeling?

It's about Biscuit's website.

I thought you've already seen the attendance sheet for the event that is going to be held on the day before "Shonan Marathon".

Amazingly enough, a lot of members are going to run there.

So, I commented that "Why don't we get together to have a drink after the race?". 

I guess it's a good chance to see all.

Do you have any members that you feel free to contact with? 

attendance

attendance sheet

sheet

chart

table

驚いたことに

surprisingly/to my surprise/surprisingly enough(意外にも･十分に驚いたことに)

Amazingly enough/unexpectedly

I don't know anyone but Tsan and Osan.

I'm not sure, Tsan has a lot of connections in biscuits, but he is easy to talk.

Let us ask him at first. Will you?

Thank you. I appreciate it.

助かります/それで進めて下さい

That will be a big help.

Let's go ahead with it.

そろそろ

そろそろ寝ます

I'm gonna go to bed now.

I'll go to bed soon.

I should go to bed now.

It's about time to go to bed.

It's time to go to bed.

そろそろ（It's about)

It's about the race event of Mt Ooyama in Isehara City that I told you before.

It's about time to enter the race through Runnet. 

そろそろ（未来形で表す）

 

以前に話した...･以前にも話したけど...

以前に話した...についてなんだけど

It's actually about the ... that I told you before/last time.

以前にも話したけど...

As I told you before, ...

I think I've told you before, but...

Day break

Early riser

Spare moment すきま時間

In good condition

Daily habits

Round jogging to the bank/gym

Exercise bike

Lifting weights to the music 

Up Kick

It's likely to rain

しっかり食べた/雨になりそうだ/23日

Did you have a full breakfast today?

It's likely to rain on 23rd again.

なにを伝えたいの、何をいいたいの？

What you wanna tell me?

その調子だ/やったね/～にもかかわらず/休息してね

Way to go, Hana.

You did it 10K running today, despite you ran 30K yesterday.

Have a good rest for your body. 

疲れから回復

Today's meal is stir-fried rice, spaghetti, deep fried whitefish with tartar sauce and miso soup with daikon radish & konnyaku.

Also having fried spinach, simmered squash to recover from tiredness.

Fruit is Japanese persimmon after the meal.

tartar sauce

満腹

My stomach is already full.

(I'm full stomach.　↑身体の部位を主語にするのが普通)

お大事に

I hope you will get better soon.

Take care of yourself.

radish　ラﾃﾞｨｯｼｭ　n)[原義は「根」]ダイコン

konnyaku

spinach　スピﾆｯﾁ　n)ほうれん草

simmer　シｨ  ﾏｧ-  v)ことこと煮る（⇒boil）

boil ボ ｲﾙ v)沸かす･煮る

squash　ｽｸワｯ ｼｭ  v)押しつぶす n)押しつぶすこと、かぼちゃ

tiredness タｲ ｱｰﾄﾞ ﾈｽ　n)疲れ

persimmon ﾊﾟｧ シ ﾒﾝ  n)カキ　日本の柿は Japanese persimmon

よくできました･頑張ったね

Well done

Good job

Nice

You did it  やったね

You made it やったね

You did great

I'm proud of you 相手を讃えて誇らしいよ

Way to go その調子だ

That's impressive. 素晴らしい

　I'm very impressed with your hard work.

休憩・休息

break 息抜き

take/have a break

   Let us take a break/summer break/break time/break room/bathroom break トイレ休憩/a little break/short break/quick break/common room/

common  コﾒﾝ　adj)共通の、ありふれた

lounge　ラｧｳﾝｼﾞ n)待合室･ロビー･休憩室

recess 学校の休み時間≠break

pause 小休止

rest 休息(疲れた時に取る長めの休息）

have some rest/rest room=トイレ/resting room=休憩室

I think you need to get some rest.

interval スポーツ中の休憩(練習の合間)

5-minutes interval

others

get some fresh air/grab some coffee

I'm on my break now.

I take a day off today to let my body rest.

some conditions

｟とんかつ屋さん選び｠

選ぶ/気が付いている/条件

I really enjoy picking up Tonkatsu Cuisine.

You are already aware of this, but there are some conditions when I pick the place.

営業している/昼休みなしで/お代わり自由/キャベツの千切り

Here is some conditions for choosing the place.

Be open without a gap in their opening hours.

Free refill for rice, miso soup and fresh sliced cabbage.

And so on.

～に行く/電車で行く/次はお風呂

After the workout tomorrow, I'm planning to go get the restaurant directly.

The place is located in Kawaguchi City.

We can go there on the subway.

Just next station from Akabane-Iwabuchi Sta.

After the enormous lunch, your bath is ready.

Is that OK?

エントリーする

enter v)エントリーする

entry n)エントリー

sign up for 申し込む

get one's energy back

｟疲れた身体で週末に向かう金曜日｠

体調がよくなってきた/疲れがとれる

You remind me. The deadline for running tomorrow along the riverside might be 5 PM.

Today I couldn't wake up on time. I was really tired in the morning, but I feel getting much better now. I think swimming is good for getting our energy back. 

（たとえ）でも～

I'm happy to hear that. Anyway, just wanna tell you, now I signed up for a 30K UP-RUN event in Akabane for tomorrow. Can we meet at JR Akabane station North Gate/Exit at 9 am tomorrow? (The start time is 10 am for 30K) JR is faster than subways, even though subway station is closer.

リクエストに応じて

To accommodate your request, tomorrow we gonna go with Tonkatsu Restaurant.

go with ...  ～によく合う、～を選ぶ(=pick/choose)、～に同調する、～に身をまかせる

accommodate ｱコﾓﾃﾞｲﾄ v)[...に適させる]もてなす、適応させる、受け入れる

the sudden request

｟フネさんからの急なお誘い｠

打ち明ける/秘密/大食い

Sounds good to me, especially all-you-can-eat there.

Do you think it's about time to reveal my secret as a big eater?

Let me think about it.

急な話/急ぐな/時間はある/それまで/最小催行人数/なんとかする

Anyway, that's too sudden, I guess, but no need to rush. We have plenty of time until then. 

Speaking of the minimum number of the party after the race, as you mentioned, she will probably get it done somehow. Don't worry about it. You can check it out on her post of Facebook.

somehow サﾑ ﾊｳ  adv) どうにかして･なんとかして

人がイベントに集まらない/～と同様に/蓋をあけてみたら/予期せぬ/参加者/協力する/～してからでも遅くはない/～なので（理由：聞き手が知っていること）/仲間

You know what, not many people would participate in the Christmas event, just like "ocean swim" in Hayama and "mile reray" in Shibu-kita, but it turned out that both events got unexpectedly plenty of guests lol. Now I'm thinking about supporting her, but it's not too late to get more information since we gonna see her or our mates tomorrow morning.

忘れるところだった/支払完了

I almost forgot! Now, I've completed the payment for the Himeji Marathon. Phew!

もりあげる/エントリーしない

You feel good, Hana?

I've decided to take part in the Christmas event to get them excited for the race, or rather the party of all-you-can-eat, and also not to enter the race of Mt Nokogiri. Is it alright with you?

If so, until noon today, we have to text on her post in FB and also enter the race of solo 20K without the party through the website of Runnet until midnight. You got it?

It's about .../By the way

Are you gonna run there?

Do you wanna run there?

By the way...

btwを使わないで It's about... で話題を変えることができる

It's about your swimsuits/swimwear you left.

Now I remember that you left swimsuits. Did you get/take it back?

先ず･最初に

first

ホームタウンに帰ったら先ず何を食べたいですか？

When you go back to your hometown, what do you want to eat first?

ホームタウンに帰ったら先ず何をしたいですか？

When you go back to your hometown, what do you want to do first?

一旦、家に帰ってから行きます

I'm gonna go home first, and then I'll meet you afterwards.

afterward/afterwards アﾌﾀｧｰ ﾜｰﾄﾞ adv)後で、その後

plenty of ...

plenty of + 可算名詞･非可算名詞どちらでもよい

(非可算名詞の方がよく使われるようだ）

【At school】

(There is) no need to hurry/rush. We have plenty of time. So, you should continue.

急ぐ必要はないよ。時間はたっぷりある。続けてください。

You should also allow yourself plenty of time to explore and enjoy your surroundings.

たっぷり時間を取り、自分のまわりを探索･楽しんでください。

allow  ｱ ラ-ｳ  v)認める、可能にする、予め見込んでおく

allow oneself to ...  あえて～する、思い切って～する

explore

surrounding  ｻ ラｱｧｳﾝﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞ adj)取り囲む･周囲の

surroundings  ｻ ラｱｧｳﾝﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞｽ　n)環境、周囲の状況

[代名詞として]

Any questions? /Would you like some more tea?

ーNo, thank you Cleo. I've had plenty.

【time】

No need to hurry. There's plenty of time.

My dad is retired, so he's got plenty of free time.

You need to allow plenty of time to get to the airport.

時間に余裕をもって空港に到着して下さい

Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.

脱水症状にならないようにたっぷりと水分をとりなさい

My bedroom gets plenty of morning sun.

私の寝室は朝日がたっぷり入る

The hotel room was clean and comfortable with plenty of space.

ホテルの部屋は清潔で快適でとても広かった

There's plenty of wildlife.

｟週末の予定: 河川敷マラソン｠

Round-two finished?

workin' hard or hardly workin' huh?

計画している/河川敷/～のひとつ･部分として/付け加えて/雨が降りそうだ

For this weekend, I'm planning to/on run 30K at the riverbank on Saturday, for a training as part of competing 42K. 

In addition, it seems it's going to rain/be rainy/be raining/be a rainy day on Sunday.

Check it out.

enter v)エントリーする

entry n)エントリー

compete

competition

a marathon competition

training n)訓練

take a training

riverbank/riverbed/riverside

addition  ｱデｨｼｮﾝ  n)付加･付け足し

incidentally  ｲﾝｼデﾝﾀﾘｨｰ  adv)付随的に･ついでながら

as one of (the)...  ～のひとつとして

as part of (the)...　～の部分として

｟朝スイムの予定と泳法技術｠

コロナの数

Number of cases are increasing again, so be careful.

いつでもいい/～以外は･除いて/そこに行きます/～については/大きな相違はない

Any day could be fine for the morning swim other than Thursday this week. I didn't go there for two weeks, and so I might go twice this week.

"other than" means "except" so I can not make it on Thursday. Sorry about that.

I see. I'll be there tomorrow.

As for/Regarding floating on the water, there aren't much different between us, or rather, you are good at floating hip. See the link below.

前の話にもどるが/意識して･覚えておく/腕をまっすぐのばす/(とっさに)わたしも行きます

Thanks for sharing.

Anyways, going back to the previous topic, 

Make sure/Keep in mind to stretch your arms straight when you put your hands into the water. Try it on Friday, I will also be going on that day. 

少し時間がある/スイム練習/～することは問題ない/大げさに手のひらの向きを外側に

Exhausted today？

On Friday, I have some time to spare after the swim workouts. There's no problem with taking your swimming videos. Keep in mind, turn your palms outward exaggeratedly. 

other than.../except...　～以外は

As for.../Regarding...   ～に関しては

anyways(ｽﾗﾝｸﾞ) ⇒ anyway ⇒ anyhow(ﾌｫｰﾏﾙ)

previous  プリ-ｳﾞｨｱｽ  adj)以前の･前の

exhaust  ｲｸﾞゾーｽﾄ　v)出し尽くす　n)排出ガス

exhausted　ｲｸﾞゾーｽﾃｨｯﾄﾞ  adj)使い尽くされた･へとへとの

eh  エｨ　間)だよね？、なんだって？、そうだよね？　[Canada]

huh　ハｱ　間)だよね？、なんだって？、そうだよね？　[US]

spare  ｽペｱｧ- v)使わずにおく　adj)予備の　n)予備の物

swim workout

turn  タｱｧ-ﾝ  n)回転する、向きを変える

palm  パｧ-ﾑ　n)手のひら

outward　アｳﾄﾜｰｱｧﾄﾞ　adj)外へ、外見の

exaggerate　ｲｸﾞザｼﾞｭﾚｲﾄ　v)大げさに言う

exaggerated　ｲｸﾞザｼﾞｭﾚｲﾃｨｯﾄﾞ adj)大げさな･誇張された

exaggeratedly　

close

I live close to my office.

I live near my office.

near は2点間の距離が客観的に近いのに対して close は near より近いニュアンスがある

take a look at  ちょこっと見る

take a close look at   まじかにちょこっと見る

pay attention　注意を払う

pay close attention　細心の注意を払う

Come close to me.　そばにおいで

close friend   親しい友人(心理的な近さ)

close relationship　親密な関係

close game   接戦

That was close.   ギリギリだったね

They seem very close.　彼らはとても親密に見えます

私のすぐそばに立たないでください

Don't stand so close to me.

私たちは兄弟だけど、それほど親密ではありません

We're brothers, but we're not that close.

ブレーキ！　ああ、ギリギリだった

Break! (ブﾚｲｸ）　Man, that was close.

Frankie, aren't the autumn colors of these trees wonderful?

Aren't the autumn colors wonderful?

maple  メｲﾌﾟﾙ  n)カエデ･モミジ

maple leaves

What else can you say instead of ...?

   You can say ...

movies/films

I normally like... 

movie preferences

preference プレﾌｧﾚﾝｽ　n)好むこと

sci-fi  サｲ フｧｲ  n)science fiction

romantic comedies

action movies

horror movies

documentary films

drama ドラﾏ　n)劇･ドラマ

genre ジｧﾝﾗ[仏]　genres n)ジャンル･種類　

movie genres

Who's in it?   誰が出てるの？

Who stars in it?   主演は誰？

muddy マﾃﾞｨ adj)泥んこの

nun  ナﾝ　n)修道女

monk　モﾝｸ  n)修道士　

duke　デｭ-ｸ　n)君主　princeの下

dogs

purebred dog

mixed breed dog

purebred ピﾕｱ ﾌﾞレｯﾄﾞ adj)純血種の

breed ブリ-ﾄﾞｩ　n)血統

He's part chihuahua. 彼は ﾁワﾜ の一種です

retriever ﾘﾄ(ﾁｭ)リｳﾞｧｰ  n)獲物を拾ってくるよう訓練された犬

Labrador ラﾌﾞ ﾗ  ﾄﾞｰ n)カナダのラﾌﾞ ﾗ  ﾄﾞｰ半島

golden retriever ゴ-ﾙﾃﾞﾝ ﾘﾄリｳﾞｧｰ n)ゴ-ﾙﾃﾞﾝ ﾘﾄリｳﾞｧｰ

Labrador retriever

Siberia ｻｲビﾘｱ n)シベリア、遠隔の行きたくない場所

husky ハｧｽｷｰ adj)殻のような、声がかすれた  n)大男、エスキモー犬

Siberian husky ｻｲビﾘｱﾝ ハｧｽｷｰ

chihuahua ﾁワﾜ n)ﾁワﾜ

Shiba Inu 柴犬

Golden Retriever

Labrador Retriever

Siberian Husky

Chihuahua

I am a dog lover/person.

I am a people person.

Are you a dog guy/girl or a cat guy/girl?

He went for a walk with his dogs yesterday.

My cat hid my slipper last night.

do tricks 芸をする

hide ハｧｲﾄﾞv)隠れる、隠す - hid ヒｯﾄﾞｩ - hid 

slipper/slippers ｽリﾊﾟｧｰ n)室内履き･スリッパ

You know what, I was going to run a marathon tomorrow, but online check-in, including a negative test result, two days in advance of the race is the requirement for participation. I didn't check it out at all. It's a shame.

～するつもりだった(意思通りにならなかった)

I was going to...

～するつもりだった(約束義務ができなかった)

I was supposed to...

当選

be selected by the lottery

案内書

Luckly, I've been selected by the lottery for a popular half marathon.

I got the participation guide by post/mail.

But 

お惣菜

side dish/prepared meal/deli foods

惣菜：ご飯と共に食べる料理

side

side dish

some side dishes

prepared food/meal/dish

ready-to-eat meal

deli

deli foods

Last night, I went to the supermarket to get some deli foods, but there was nothing left. It's a shame.

惣菜店

delicatessen

supermarket's deli 

残念・がっかりした

disappoint/shame/unfortunately

行為：マッサージに行った

主観：がっかりした

理由：力が弱すぎて

I went get a massage last weekend.

I am/was disappointed. 

It's disappointing.

It's a shame.   shame:とても残念の意(UK)

It's a little too soft. 

Last night, I went get a massage, but it's a shame that it's a little too soft. Depends on a chiropractor/massagist/masseur, I guess.

頻出

pity ピﾃﾞｨ　n)残念　That's a pity.

sad

bum バｧ ﾑ 　　　n)怠け者(口語)

bummer　バ ﾏｱ- n)失望(口語)

bummed　バﾑﾄﾞｩ adj)がっかりした(口語)

time frame

スケジュール感・期間

Have you set a time frame for completing the job?

It's hard to put a time-frame on how long it will take to implement the recommendations.

complete ｺﾝﾌﾟリ-ﾄ　adj)全部揃った･完全の　v)全部揃える･完全にする

completing the project

implement イﾝﾌﾟﾙﾒﾝﾄ v)道具や手段を提供する、政策や計画を実行する

Have you set a time frame for living in Japan?

gotcha

gotcha ガｧﾁｬ　わかった＝I got you/I have got you

What would you do if ...?

What would you do if your partner stayed out rate without telling you?

   I wouldn't make any big deal of it. Because I'll do the same thing. So basically, I just say, I was a little bit worry, but it's great to have you back home Darlin.

Welcome to Japan

お礼

Thanks for coming over.

気候

This is a very different climate from Tokyo.

You know Tokyo is a very different climate from California.

小さい

Also, as you've might notice everything is huge in America, especially in Texas.

catch up on...

やるべきことなのに今までできていなかったことをする

睡眠･勉強･家事

I was able to catch up on some sleep.

I need to catch up om my sleep/study/homework/housework.

Have you caught up on your reading homework?

仕事･売上

After coming back from vacation, I have a lot of things to catch up on at work.

When you feel better, make sure you catch up on the work you missed while you were away.

We have caught up on sales this year.

近況報告

We haven't seen each other in ages, so let's catch up on our each other's lives.

lives ラ-ｧｲｳﾞｽ  n) life 生命･生活の複数形     

塵も積もれば山となる

Many a little makes a mickle.

mickle ミｸﾙ n)たくさん･多量（ｽｺｯﾄﾗﾝﾄﾞ）

英語では沢山の類似表現がある

～のイメージ/感じをつかむ・～に慣れてコツをつかむ

get a feel for/of...

get a good feel for...
get the hang of... 　コツをつかむ

get it　感じをつかむ

何度かやってみているうちに感じがつかめてきました

After trying a couple of times, I'm beginning to get it.　

get an idea of...  イメージをつかむ

性格

she is very energetic.

energetic ｴﾅｧジｪﾃｨｯｸ  adj)精力的な･活動的な･元気な･熱心な

周囲の状況に関して言うなら、、、

If I say, with regard to circumstances...about

circumstances 周囲の状況、ことの次第

So where does Japan stand   with regard to   the coronavirus then?

日本はコロナに関してどのような状態に位置していますか？

Well, Japan got hit pretty hard by the BA5 omicron subvariant this summer, but total deaths still sit under 46,000, and more than 80% of the country has received at least two vaccinations, and more than 65% have received the booster. And the fourth shot, another booster, is being rolled out now. Also, the Japanese are still using hand sanitizer before they enter shops, and they're still masking.

stand v)立っている、(...の状態に)立つ、(つらいことに)立ち向かう

stand with〈人を〉賛成･支持する

with/in regard to...　...に関して

regard ｩﾘガｧ-ﾄﾞｩ  v)関心をもって見守る･じっと見守る　n)注視･関心･配慮･尊重

then　あのその時、次に、その結果

get hit by...   ...に見舞われる･打撃を受ける

sub-　サﾌﾞ 接頭辞)下･下位･副･やや･半 ⇔ super-

variant ヴｪｧﾘｱﾝﾄ n)異なるもの･異形　adj)変化しやすい

subvariant

sit　v)じっと座っている→変化しない

the country　国家に属する全ての人々･国民

booster ブ-ｽﾀｧｰ n)後押しする人、電気のブースター

roll ｩロ-ｳﾙ v)転がる

rolled out　n)のたうつ･地面に転がり苦しみもがく

sanitizer サﾆﾀｲｻﾞｰ n)消毒剤

What are the requirements for to be an English teacher?

What are the requirements for getting into Japan now?

   I guess you have to be vaccinated with three shots: That's two vaccinations of the initial round and also a booster shot. So if you don't have that proof of vaccination, then you need to submit a pre-departure or pre-arrival PCR testing, that you need to take within 72 hours before you fly into Japan. Also, you still need to download the MySOS app, which basically smooths this process a bit for entry.

requirement ﾘｸワｲｱﾒﾝﾄｩ n)要求されること

Don't you think it would be better to/if...

Don't you think...

相手への質問と自身の提案を同時に聞くことができる

中央に大きなテーブルを置いた方がいいと思わない？

Don't you think it would be better to put a big table in the middle.

相手(彼ら)を怒らせないほうがいいと思わない？

Don't you think it would be better to upset them.

研修に成功事例を加えたほうがいいと思わない？

Don't you think it would be better if training included success stories.

私のオフィスではなしたほうがよさそうだ。

I think it would be better if we talk in private in my office.

君が持っていた方がいいんじゃない？

Don't you think it would be better if you kept it?

夫との別居を解消した方がいい

I think it would be better if the husband were no longer estranged.

estrange　ｲｽ トレｲﾝｼﾞ v)離れさせる、疎遠にする

estranged ｲｽ トレｲﾝｼﾞﾄｩ adj)別居している

努力する･頑張る･ベストを尽くす

put in work

put in 注ぎ込む⇒頑張る

put in more work  もっと頑張って

put in more effort もっと努力して

You should put more effort in.

The team put in a lot of work on this project.

They're putting the clothes in the laundry machine.

To "put yourself in someone else's shoes" is to imagine in their situation.

"put yourself in someone else's shoes"とは、その人の立場になって考えることだ

Some have put picnic tables in the green spaces, while others have put in gardens.

ピクニックテーブルを緑地に置く人たちや、庭園で過ごす人たちがいる

work/try/study hard

do one's best

give it one's all/best shot

全力でやります！

I'm gonna give it my best shot. 

全力をつくして！

Just give it your best shot. 

みんな全力で！

I just want you guys give it your all. 

レースには勝てなかったけど精一杯がんばったよ

I didn't win the race, but I gave it my all. 

別れる結果になったけどできる限りのことはしたよ

We broke up, but I gave it my all.

弁護士にはなれなかったけど全力をつくしたよ

I failed to become a lawyer, but I gave it my all.

give 与える⇒尽くす

it それ⇒話していた事

strive

make an effort 使役動詞を使う⇒少し改まった感覚

intercultual

South Africa

Germany is a place where many cultures meet, becoming the second country in the world with the most migration, and the difficulties that the country goes through in this process of becoming a fully intercultural country.

On the other hand, 

Japan is thought of as a racially homogeneous nation.

Anything interesting discoveries about Japan？

早起き

early riser/bird

I was able to take part in the race 3 times last month.

A triathlon, a half marathon and a full marathon.

was/were able to と could の違い

We use could for general ability. But if you want to say that somebody did something in a specific situation, use was/were able to or managed to (not could)

改めまして。。

Once again, 

円安

weak/weaker yen ⇔ strong

Before my introduction,

let me ask you something about weak Japanese yen but also the cost of living is getting higher.

I’m a little bit warried about people working in Japan.

Do you get paid in dollars or Japanese yen?

夜明け

Dawn/Daybreak

Dawn ダ-ﾝ n)夜明け

daybreak デｪｲ ﾌﾞﾚｲｸ n)夜明け

空気がひんやりしている

There is a chill in the air.　

chill チ ﾙ  n)肌寒さ

chilly チ ﾘｰｨ　adj)肌寒い

pay

支払う：pay

支払われる(金銭受領)：get paid/be paid

Football coach loses job but keeps getting paid.

Coach was fired earlier this month, but he's still going to be paid for several more years. 

Do you get paid in dollars or yen?  給料はドル、円？

息子：(the) oldest/eldest child

my boy

little boy

My son turned 18 years old this month.

will turn...   ...才になる

turned ...　...才になった

My son is in his early/late teens/twenties. 息子は10/20代前/後半です

I have a grown-up son. 私には成人した息子がいます

息子：(the) middle child/second oldest son

娘：my daughter/my youngest child/my baby/little baby/little one/my girl

My youngest kid, daughter, is taking ballet lessons on the recommendation of her mother. but I'm not a big fun of that.

海鮮丼

rice bowl with assorted raw seafood on top

assorted ｱ ソ-ﾃｨｯﾄﾞｩ adj)各種の･さまざまな･とりどりの･盛り合わせの

a bowl of rice with sashimi on top

seafood/sashimi don

a rice dish with sashimi/raw fish

assorted raw seafood dish

assorted seafood rice bowl

マッサージ

massage  ﾏ サｧーｼﾞ　n)あんま･指圧

get/have/receive a massage

I want to go get a massage first. 先にマッサージを受けたい

Getting a massage feels good.

I felt better after I got a massage.

Last week's massage didn't work at all, maybe I should go to a chiropractor.

chiropractic カｲﾛﾌプﾗｸﾃｨｯｸ n)整体治療

chiropractor カｲﾛﾌﾟﾗｸﾀｧ- n)ｶｲﾛﾌﾟﾗｸﾀｰ･整体治療師

massagist n)ﾏｯｻｰｼﾞ師

masseur ﾏスｧ- n)男性ﾏｯｻｰｼﾞ師[仏]

masseuse ﾏス-ｽ n)女性ﾏｯｻｰｼﾞ師[仏]

色見本

color sample/swatch

見る･選ぶ

look at the color samples

show me the color samples

choose from hundreds of color swatches

届く

arrive

be delivered

get color samples delivered

The package arrived/is delivered.

I get an item delivered.

swatch ｽｩワｯﾁ n)材料見本

package パｧ ｹｰｼﾞ n)小荷物

item アｲﾃﾑ n)項目･品目⇒商品

段取り

準備：prepare

prepare well 準備よく

before the task 仕事前に

The point is to prepare well before the task.

手配：arrangement

make arrangement 手配･支度する

ahead of time 前もって

I have to make arrangement ahead of time for my tasks.

処置：steps

take steps 処置(手段)する

計画：plan

make a plan