2025年4月26日土曜日

年をとってから・後年に・その後の人生で・晩年に

later in life

年を取ってからの子供
I have three young children.
I had children at an old(er) age. 
So 
Having children 



I was blessed with babies

2025年4月25日金曜日

bait /beɪt/

★ food put on a hook to catch fish or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds
・Live worms are used as bait.
・The fish took the bait.

★ a person or things that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want
・The police used him as bait to trap the killers.
・He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go.

魚や動物をおびきよせるもの
The fisherman used worms as bait to attract the fish.

おびきよせるための誘因
The advertisement acted as bait to attract customers to the store.

スタミナをつける

increase/build/boost stamina
to increase my stamina
The supplement will help you boost your stamina/endurance.

I know it's an excuse, but I'll eat .... in order to boost my stamina lol

参加賞

participation prize

2025年4月24日木曜日

見込み時間

expected time

I am expected to arrive around 3:30pm.



expected arrival time   到着見込み時間
Expected arrival time is around 3:30PM.

北に向かう

head north
And then we are heading north.

出発日

departure date
I'll drive to pick you and your bike on the departure date.

2025年4月23日水曜日

大きな違いを生む・すべてが違ってくる

make all the difference
The right location makes all the difference. 
適切な立地がどうかで全てが違ってきます

A small gesture of kindness can make all the difference in someone's day.
ちょっとした親切な行いが誰かの一日を大きく変えることがあります

Having a supportive team can make all the difference.
協力的なチームがいれば大きな違いを生むことができます

Having great athletic buddies can make all the difference. 


make a difference   違いを生む・違ってくる

仲間

companions  /kəm'pænjən/  n)頻繁に一緒に過ごす時間や経験を共有する仲間
athletic companions
continuous companions
current companions
travelling companions
constant companions

partners
exercise partners
working partner

buddies
jogging buddies
fitness buddies

friends
training friends

mates
running mates

pals
workout pals

~できるようになるかもしれない

might be able to 
We might be able to leave a bit early this Saturday.

予定変更

plans change
My Saturday's plans for work have changed. 

他の人・別の人

another person

other people/others

somebody else

people besides me   自分以外

以上・あるいはそれ以上

or more
100 people or more   100人以上
A runner or more helped another runner get out of the field during the marathon.

朝一番

first thing in the morning
I have to go to the worksite first thing in the morning tomorrow.

2025年4月22日火曜日

見覚えがある

look familiar
You look familiar. Have we met before?

2025年4月20日日曜日

~はどうですか?

How do you like ....?

How do you like Tokyo so far?

How long (How much longer) will you be in Japan?

Do you live here in Japan or are you visiting Japan?

Which Japanese dish do you like the best?

When did you arrive in Japan?

Which cities did you visit in Japan

Which shrine did you go to?


2025年4月13日日曜日

酢飯

vinegared rice 

2025年4月12日土曜日

乗換案内

train information
Train is sometimes delayed or train information has plenty of time to change the train.

2025年4月10日木曜日

とんかつ屋


a popular restaurant among local people
a popular restaurant among Tonkastu freaks

こうなることはわかっていた・想定内

I saw this coming.
You saw this coming, right?

saw /sɔː/
・see の過去形   v)目で見る、予測・予見する
・のこぎり
・ことわざ、格言を意味する 短文で真実だと考えられていることを表現

出来レース

fixed race/match/game
It's a kind of fixed match.

骨太・ごつい

big-boned
She is big-boned.

2025年4月9日水曜日

整理整頓

organize   /'ɔːrgənaɪz/ v)まとめる、組織する
stay organized    I'd like to stay organized today.



tidy /'taɪdi/ adj)整頓された v)きちんと整える
tidy up    I'm going to tidy up my office.
keep things tidy    You keep things tidy.

仕事を整理

organize my work/task
I need to organize my task today.

冷凍庫

freezer
You have plenty of ice cream in the freezer now.

やばい

You are in trouble.

~で購入された・買われた

be purchased
Most of ingredients were purchased at some GS stores.

めんつゆ・つゆの素・出汁

noodle soup base
Ingredients are just noodle soup base, some onions, two eggs and tonkastu.

2025年4月8日火曜日

ぎこちない

unnatural
My legs are burnt out. It's unnatural walking. 

くたくた・ヘロヘロ・ボロボロ

worn out
wear-wore-worn

burnt out
burn-burned-burnt

My legs are burnt out. It's unnatural walking. 

2025年4月7日月曜日

往路・復路

outward/return
return trip


the way there/the way back (口語)