go skiing

気分爽快

refreshing

exhilarating

rejuvinating

stimulating

I feel refreshed after running.

Running feels refreshing.

Taxi Drivers in London

Taxi drivers in London are so good, aren't they?

They are amazing. 

Did you know they have to take a special test called "The knowledge" which is set to be the most difficult test in the world.

They have to know the tiny streets and every landmark.

Amazing.

be set to be...   ...ということになっている

早起きは三文の徳

Eary to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 

The secret of Youth

lotion with collagen

I use lotion with collagen. It really helps my skin stay young.

lotion  ロ-ｼｮﾝ n)化粧水、ﾛｰｼｮﾝ

collagen コﾗｼﾞｪﾝ n)ｺﾗｰｹﾞﾝ

Showing Concern

お大事に

Feel better.

Get well soon.

Take care of yourself.

See you this weekend.

見習い･訓練、研修、実習生

trainee ﾄﾚｲニー　

Teach English to Japanese People

shy

We Japanese feel shy sometimes to speak up English.

unusual custom

You've already realized that ...

Japanese people don't express their thoughts very well, even "Yes" or "No".

speak up  声に出して

express　ｲｸｽ プﾚｽ

thought  ソ- ﾄ   n)考える事･思考、意見　v) think の過去･過去分詞

Working Overtime

I think one of the obstacles is the long working hours. Working overtime is very common in Japan and it's typical for us to still be at work at 8 or 9 o'clock. They should create a new culture, a new atmosphere, which allows employees to leave (work) on time. 

obstacle オﾌﾞｽﾀ ｸﾙ n)障害物、じゃま

typical テｨ ﾋﾟｶﾙ  adj)典型的な

世界語･母国語が異なる人の共通語

lingua franca  リﾝｸﾞｧ フﾗﾝｶ

English as a lingua franca

English tends to be the lingua franca in conversations between educated people.

Bowing

You know, I guess Japan's most unique custom is blowing.

Have you seen it?

Blowing is something like instead of shaking hands.

Blowing is something we can only see in Japan.

unique  ﾕ ニ-ｸ　adj)独自の、ただ一つしかない

peoples 諸国民

 

Spa

(＝health spa)  ｽパーｧ

spa はベルギーの温泉地名からきた言葉で温泉でも特に美と健康の目的で行く施設

massage ﾏｯ サｧ-ｼﾞ

a foot massage

a shoulder massage

マイケル

You were named after Archangel Michael, not Michael Jackson.

be named after   ～にちなんで名前をつける

Archangel ア- ｹｲﾝｼﾞｪﾙ　n)大天使

Archangel Michael  聖書に出てくる大天使ミカエル

アンソニー・ホプキンス

Anthony Hopkins

The Silence of the Lambs

silence サｲﾚﾝｽ  n)静けさ、沈黙

lamb ラ-ﾑｩ n)子羊

Compliment

If it wasn’t for the English rock stars/artists, I wouldn't be interested to study English at all.

Destinations

London is a place on my bucket list.

GBP (Great Britain Pound)

British pound is always stronger compared to Japanese yen.

They say the cost of living in London is high.

I can't even afford to eat roast beef or fish-and-chips at a restaurant.

Tokyo

What brings you out here in Tokyo?

Are you enjoying Tokyo so far?

quid

sterling

鉄分摂取

my iron intake

Iron cookware boost your iron intake.

I like to eat pork liver grilled or stir-fried with chives in order to boost my iron intake. 「レバニラ炒め」=liver (stir-)fried with chives

pork ポ-ｸ n)豚肉

liver  リｳﾞｧｰ  n)肝臓

stir ｽタｰｧ  v)かき混ぜる

chives チｬｱｲ ｳﾞｽ  n)ニラ

Chives vs Green Onions

cookware クｯｸ ｳｴｱｰ n)調理器具  ★pots and containers used in cooking

boost ブ- ｽﾄｩ v)促進させる、上昇させる  ★boost someting: to make something increase, or become better or more successful 

iron アｲ ｱﾝ n)鉄　★metal: a chemical element. Iron is a hard strong metal that is used to make steel and is also found in small quantities in blood and food. ★tool: a tool with a flat metal base that can be heated and used to make clothes smooth 　・a steam iron

cast-iron

cast

intake イﾝ ﾃｲｸ  n)摂取･吸収、摂取量･吸収量

onion n)玉ねぎ

green onion  n)長ネギ

scallion スカﾙ ﾘｵﾝ n)長ネギ  = spring onion

leek リｰｸ  n)イギリスのネギ

leek

(It's) good to know (about this).

You can call me "K" for short.

I don’t eat any junk food.

Diet can help me be healthier.

oily

fruit/vegetables/vitamins (natural vitamins)/junk food/tea/alcohol

morning/afternoon/evening

a lot of:たくさん/some:ある程度の量/any:否定文で全く～ない

i take some vitamins every night.

He ate a lot of watermelon.

He drinks some tea in the afternoon.

I don't drink any alcohol.

She eats a lot of vegetables.

In Korea, the number of people who eat kimchi is decreasing. But in other parts of the world, the number of people who eat kimchi is actually increasing!

やるね～

相手を励ます

You're doing your best.　凄く力を尽くしているニュアンス

You really work hard.　仕事頑張ってるねのニュアンス

念/用心のために・大事/安全をとって

Just in case
Better to be safe than sorry
on the safe side
in case
Just to be safe

to be on the safe side

just to make sure

Let's take an umbrella in case it rains.

I'll bring some cash in case they don't accept credit cards.

New Zealand PM Jacinda will step down.

She became the youngest female head of government in the world when she was elected prime minister in 2017, aged 37.

It's a good time for her to step down.

Overseas, she's definitely viewed very well.

Whereas I think internally she's probably maybe lost the public's acceptance a little bit.

【挨拶】G’day/Howdy　How’s it going?　Not too bad.  Have you had a good day so far?　How was your day today?

【How are you?】It's been busy after a long break.(new year's break) Did you have a good time on holidays? I went to Vietnam for hiking and relaxing. The majority　countries have no entry restriction nowadays. 日本はまだまだ遅れている Japan is way behind in/on new normal.

【コロナ規制】What are the requirements related to Covid-19 for getting into Japan at that time?　I mean immigration/entry restrictions.

【容姿】You look young!　You are a new graduate, aren’t you? 

【若い】It’s good to be young! I miss my youth!

【外国で働く】What is it like to work overseas?

【ステレオタイプ】When you think about Japan, what stereotypes come to mind?

【カルチャーショック】blowing is something we can only see in Japan.

【国のどこ出身】You are originally form where in Australia?

【行きたい場所】is one of the attractive destinations.

【タズマニア】

【タズマニアンデビル】

【有袋類】

【クリスマス島】

【AUSSIE FOOD】

graduate ｸﾞｩラｼﾞｭ ｴｲﾄ  v)卒業する　n)卒業生　adj)卒業した

【運転免許更新】

Christmas Island

An Australian external territory

Christmas クﾘｽ ﾏｽ  n)キリスト降誕祭＝誕生日を祝う祭典

external  ｴｸｽ タ-ﾅﾙ  adj)外部の･外の　⇔ internal

※２つのクリスマス島

オーストラリア領のクリスマス島は1643年クリスマスにイギリス東インド会社のロイヤル･メリア号が上陸した。

キリバス共和国のクリスマス島は1777年クリスマス･イブに冒険家キャプテン･クックによって発見された。

決める

It's hard to decide.

Food Lover

quantity over quality　質より量

I'm a kind of food lover.

I'm a kind of big eater.

But quantity over quality.

Yeah it’s about time to reveal my secret as a big eater.

quantity  クウｫﾝ ﾃｨﾃｨ  n)量

quality　クウｫ ﾘﾃｨ  n)質

Aussie Meat Pie

I hear that one of the great Australian dish is meat pies.

But I've never eaten before.

形容詞

adjective アｼﾞｪｸ ﾃｨﾌﾞ

QUEENSLAND

Cairns

Brisbane

NEW SOUTH WALES

Sydney

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Canberra

VICTORIA

Melbourne

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Darwin

WEATERN AUSTRALIA

Perth

TASMANIA

Hobart  ホｳ ﾊﾞｰﾄｩ　

Online Shopping

order something online  ネットで注文 

groceries 食料品

some frozen foods 冷凍食品

I ordered groceries online.

The groceries will arrive between nine and eleven.

以前はカタログが届いて郵送で注文 "mail-order shopping"

leave something at the door  置き配

leave something at the front door

They'll leave the groceries at the door.

Please do not leave it at the door.

hand delivery  直接手渡し

I requested hand delivery.

I was supposed to get hand delivery.  直接手渡しで配達してもらうはずでした

mean to  するつもり

I didn't mean to order eleven.  11個も注文したつもりはありませんでした

I meant to order seven.  7個注文したつもりでした

mean ミ-ﾝ　v)～を意味する･示す･意図する

mean-meant-meant メﾝ ﾄ

compete in/at

I compete in Marathon and

great-greater-greatest

Tasmania

Have you been to Tasmania？

Tasmania ﾀｽﾞ メﾆｱ  n)タスマニア

Tasmanian devil

Life

人生は一度きりです。

You only live once.（Youは人々一般を表す）

Age

人生は60歳で始まると言われます。

They say life begins at 60.

Stereotype

When you think about "Japan", what stereotypes come to mind?

ジャンル

genre ジｬﾝ ﾗ　n)ジャンル

What genres do you like?

Which genre do you like better, sci-fi or romance?

sci-fi　サｲ フｧｲ  n)SF   science fiction の短縮形

romance  ﾛ マﾝｽ  ロｳ ﾏﾝｽ  n)ロマンス

Mosquito Bite

I hear that there is no mosquito in England.

mosquito-free environment  蚊のいない環境

蚊に刺された

I got a mosquito bite.

Mosquitoes become inactive above 35 degrees Celsius.

Mosquitoes become dormant above 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

ボーっとしてると蚊に刺される

I got so many mosquito bites while I was spacing out in the garden.

bite バｲﾄｩ  v)かむ

inactive  ｲﾝア(ナ)ｸﾃｨｳﾞ adj)活動していない、不活発な、休止中の

dormant ドｧ ﾏﾝﾄ　adj)眠っているような、不活発な

above　ｱ バ ｳﾞ　前)～より上に

degree　ﾃﾞｨ ｸﾞリｰ　n)程度、級、度、学位

Celsius　セﾙ ｼｴｽ  n)ｾﾙｼｴｽ、摂氏

Fahrenheit　フｧ-ﾚﾝ ﾊｲﾄ  n)ﾌｧｰﾚﾝﾊｲﾄ、華氏

space ｽペｲｽ  n)空間、あいだ、宇宙　v)間隔をあける

space out  ボーっとする

zone ゾ- ｩﾝ　n)地域　v)地帯に分ける

zone out　ボーっとする

掘っ立て小屋

shack シｬｯｸ n)粗末な掘っ立て小屋･バラック

★ a small building, usually made of wood or metal, that has not been built well

The settlement consists only of shacks; there are no roads, no water, no street lighting

His neighbors built him a small brick shack.

settlement セﾄﾙﾒﾝﾄ n)定住、移住

ロードキル

roadkill  ｩロ-ﾄﾞ ｷﾙ  n)轢死･車両にひかれた動物

★ an animal, or animals, that have been killed by a car on the road

His favorite meal was porcupine roadkill.

porcupine ポｰｧｷｭ ﾊﾟｲﾝ　n)ヤマアラシ

porcupine

persuade

persuade

Bad Habits

Eating Patterns

skipping meals

not drinking enough water

alcohol abuse

alcohol  アﾙｺ ﾎｰﾙ  n)酒

abuse ｱ ビｭ-ｽﾞ n)悪用･乱用　v)悪用する･乱用する

pattern  パｧ ﾀｰｧﾝ　n)型

Other life styles

sitting for long periods

too much of phone use

staying up

Driver's License

I need to renew my driver's license this month.

It's too much hassle to go to the license center in person.

It could take a whole day!

Really? In the US, people can renew their license online.

A friend of mine in the UK tells me the same.

They only need to renew once every 10 years.

They're so lucky!

license＝licence　ラｲｾﾝｽ  n)免許、許可証

hassle ハｱｽﾙ　n)煩わしい事

hustle ハｱｽﾙ　n)張り切る事

in person　代理でなく本人が直接、じかに、生で

a whole day　丸１日、終日

once every 10 years　10年ごとに1回

Once every 3 years, we need to renew our driver's license in person.

It's the same old to take a lecture for a few hours in person.

It's so boring I almost fell asleep.

blood pressure

I'm going to prescribe you some blood pressure medication.

   Is the medication going to make me sick?

You may experience some side effects.

   Do you think it will work on me?

It has worked well for patients with similar symptoms. For you, we will start with a low dose.

   Alright, should I take it after meals?

You can take it once a day with or without food.  

(食事の有無にかかわらず１日１回服用できます)

   Is my insurance covering the medication?

Yes, it is covered by your insurance.

   Thank you, doctor. I appreciate your care and time.

prescribe  ﾌﾟﾘ ｽｸラｲﾌﾞ  v)処方する

blood　ﾌﾞラｯﾄﾞ　n)血･血液

symptoms　シｨﾝﾌﾟ ﾄﾑｽﾞ　n)病気の症状

dose ドｳｽﾞ n)薬の服用量

insurance　 ｲﾝ シｭﾗﾝｽ　n)保険

all と every

"all" が「全部」という大らかな単語に対して、 "every" は「どの～もみんな」と「個々」に意識が及んでいて常に単数扱い

all+複数名詞

all the children

every+単数名詞

every child

Every child has his/his or her/their own room.

We are all happy.

The teachers all agreed.

You can have it all. 全部差し上げますよ

私たちは全てのお客様が大切だと考えています

We think every customer is precious.

precious プレｼｬｽ adj)価値のある、大切な

チームの全てのメンバーはそれぞれが果たすべき役割を持っています

Every member of the team has their role to play.

role ｩロｳﾙ n)役割･役目

role to play 役割をもつ、果たすべき役割

あなたはそのミーティング全部に出席しなけらばなりません。いやつまり、どのミーティングもすべてということですよ。いいですか。

You must attend all the meetings. I mean every meeting, OK?

Are you good at cooking?

I don't know if I'm good at cooking.

But I enjoy it.

For me, It's a kind of therapy.

therapy セﾗﾋﾟｨ n)治療、療法

She is such a great cook.

Every family has its chef.  どの家族にもシェフはいる

ENGLAND

Manchester マﾝ ﾁｪｽﾀｰ n)ｲﾝｸﾞﾗﾝﾄﾞ北部の商工業都市

★a large city in north-west England.

Liverpool  リｳﾞｧ ﾌﾟｰﾙ

★a large city and port in north-west England

Birmingham バ-ｧﾐﾝｸﾞ ｶﾞﾑ  n)ｲﾝｸﾞﾗﾝﾄﾞ中部の工業都市

★an industrial city in the West Midlands of England.

London ロﾝﾄﾞﾝ

★the capital city of England and the UK

industrial

midland

potetoes

white potatoes/sweet potatoes

French fries🇺🇸

Chips🇬🇧

Sunday Roast

roast beef and mashed potatoes

roast ロｳｽﾄ  v)肉などをあぶる n)あぶった肉  adj)あぶられた

mash マｧ ｼｭ  n)すりつぶしてどろどろのもの  v)～をつぶす･どろどろにする

Sunday roast is a traditional meal of British and Irish.

It's traditionally consumed on Sunday.

consume ｺﾝス-ﾑ v)消費する、飲食する

You miss real/authentic British food/cuisine?