足場

scaffolding　/'skæfəldɪŋ/　n)足場

足場を解体する   dismantle the scaffolding

伐根する・根こそぎにする・強制的に取り去る

uproot

uprooting　

1. 根元から引き抜く

The gardeners spent the whole day uprooting the weeds in the flower beds.

2. 根絶する

3. 住み慣れた土地から追い立てる

flower bed   花壇

伐採する

to cut down trees

to log/lumber

We should log/lumber that tree in our yard while/during it's still winter.

～しませんか？・～しましょう・～したい？

wanna .... = Do you wanna .... ≠ Let's ....

Wanna take a break?

この暑さで

in this heat

They go bad easily in this heat.

（食べ物が）悪くなる

go bad

Do not leave the groceries on the kitchen counter. They go bad easily in this heat. Let's put them in the fridge right away.

素早く乗り込む

hop on/off    口語

There's a shuttle! How convenient! Let's hop on.

hop   /hɑːp/　v)片足でぴょんと跳ぶ　n)片足跳び、ビールの苦み

※ hop と jump

hop 片足で小さく跳ぶ

jump 両足を使って大きく飛ぶ

～したみたいだ

忘れたみたいだ！

Oops, looks like I lelt my phone at home. Can I use yours?

忘れる

forget

leave    /liːv/　v)残す、置き忘れる

「～に置き忘れる」と場所が明示されている場合は leave を使う

I left my wallet in the car.

始める・取り掛かる・～するようになる・スタートを切る

make a start

make a fresh start

make a new start   

get started

立会い

be there/present for ...

Please be present for construction work.

present   /'preznt/   adj)現在の、その場に居合わせる

on-site witness for ...

on-site witnessing 

レース

in the race   レースに参加している　on the race

at the race   レースの会場にいる

チームメイト

teammate　/'tiːmmeɪt/　n)スポーツ･仕事のチームメイト

たくさん話す

talk to someone much

I haven't talked to her much.

this/last spring

this recent spring

この春(過ぎ去った直近の春)

this spring

この春(過ぎ去った直近の春)

last spring

去年の春

1位

1st place

I am 19th place out of 108 in 50s.

悪くなる

get worse

My legs are getting worse.

more

My leg hurts more.

the girl next door

I don't think she's a celebrity, but the term we can use to talk about her is a lovely one, "the girl next door." She probably doesn't live next door to you, but this term has to do with someone who is wholesome. Yes, they are pretty or cute, but they are wholesome. They're not a secret spy in the night. No, they're just a wholesome person, unassuming, charming, and you just love them because they're not extremely special, but they're wonderful.

term　/tɜːrm/　n)用語、期間

a lovely one    素敵な人

wholesome   /'həƱlsəm/　adj)健全な　whole:全般的に　some:健康

celebrity   /sə'lebrəti/　n)有名人

food culture

incredibly diverse

Singapore's food culture is incredibly diverse, isn't it?

loyalty   /'lɔɪəlti/　n)ブランドへの「愛着」「信頼」・忠義

客の愛着度の高さ　strong customer loyalty

It's clear there's strong customer loyalty at play here.

royalty   /'rɔɪəlti/　n)王族･貴族、印税･使用料

有酸素運動

cardio   /'kɑːrdiəƱ/　n)有酸素運動・心臓

I do cardio.

ストレス解消

relieve stress

It helps relieve work stress.

些細なこと

all my little worries

make all my little worries disappear.

Hiking or running in the mountains makes all my little worries disappear.

スパイスのバランス

balance of spices

Hmm. I love the balance of spices. It's not overpowering, just right!

balance   /'bæləns/　n)

spice　/spaɪs/　n)

overpower　/,əƱvər'paƱər/　v)力で圧倒する

とろける

melt   /melt/   v)溶ける

This melts in my mouth!    口の中でとろける

mouth　/maƱθ/

やわらかい

soft   /sɔːft/　adj)全体的にふんわり

So soft and tender. 

tender　/'tendər/　adj)ほどよく弾力があって噛みやすいやわらかさ

The chicken is so tender.

もはや～でない

no longer

It's no longer to see it.   もやは見れない（期限切れ）

学生時代

in my student days

I didn't have a relationship with him in our student days.

in our high school days

関係・つながりがある

have a relationship with ...

Did you have a relationship with him in our high school days？

思い込む

completely thought

I completely thought the TV show is for the classmate in high school.

カリッと・カラッと

crispy   /'krɪspi/　adj)

crispy on the outside yet so juicy inside

yet   /jet/　adv)まだ、既に、それにもかかわらず

食感

texture   n)食感、服などの手触り感

The texture is perfect.

シンプルな・単純な・率直な・簡単な・真っすぐな

straightforward　/,streɪt'fɔːrwərd/　(adj

It's straightforward.

際立っている・突出している・素晴らしい

outstanding

This chicken rice is outstanding.

期限切れ

It has expired.

expire   /ɪk'spaɪər/　v)期限が切れる

We can't see it. It has expired.

Your drivers' license has expired.

This milk has expired.

It's no playing anymore.

It's no longer on the web.

 

My passport will expire next month.

The credit card expires its validity in December.

Do not eat expired food.

Your free trial will expire soon.

The discount will expire in 24 hours.

The offer expires on June 30th.

The lease expires at the end of this year.   リース･賃貸契約

The patient expired peacefully in his sleep.   

患者は眠りの中で安らかに息を引き取りました

自分で～する？

on your own

Do you want to tell him on your own?

by yourself

Do you want to tell him by yourself?

大きな機械・重機

heavy machinery

I don't operate heavy machinery, but it has to do with the type of work I do.

Heavy machinery might be the cement truck that's in this picture, it could be a forklift, but it has to do with the type of work that he does. Other types of people who work in construction are electricians, architects, and plumbers.

has to do with ...   ～とつながりがある・関わりがある

machinery   /mə’ʃiːnəri/　noun [uncountable]

★ machines as a group, especially large ones

・agricultural /industrial machinery

・a piece of machinery  

plumber   /'plʌmər/　noun

★ a person whose job is to fit and repair things such as water pipes, toilets, etc.

・I think we'll have to call the plumber to fix that tap.

heavy   /'hevi/   adjective

cement   /sɪ'ment/

truck　/trʌk/

forklift

electricians

tap   /tæp/　n)蛇口

独立起業

solopreneur　　/,səƱləƱprə'nɜːr/　　　n)個人事業主

I'm a solopreneur.

entrepreneur   /,ɑːntrəprə'nɜːr/　noun   起業家･事業主

★ a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

This has to do with a company that's generally run by just one person.

どこも行く所がない

nowhere to go

～が～に～するのを許さない

won't let me ....

My dad won't let me get a dog.

My parents won't let me travel alone.

先に進めましょう・始めましょう

Let's proceed

(Let's get going)

Let's proceed then. You should enter the submarine first.

準備できています（十分に）

as ready as I'll ever be

これ以上の準備はできない

I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

ever はいつの時点をとっても

これからどれだけの時間が経っても同じくらいしか準備ができない

small business

She is a small business owner. She runs a boutique.

independent contractor

contractor   /'ka:ntræktər/　n)請負業者

I have a small business as an independent building contractor.

digital nomad

nomad　/'nəƱmæd/　n)遊牧民

He can work from anywhere.

He looks a digital nomad. 

digital　/'dɪdʒɪtl/　adj)デジタルの

場所柄

due to the location

They are open late due to the location.

because of the neighborhood

夜遅くまで

open late   営業している

They open late due to the location.

be open late   beは状態を表す 　openは形容詞？

until late (at night)   ～している

They work until late at night.

残念

unfortunate

That's unfortunate.

Thier channel swim was unfortunate.

a shame

That's a shame.

bad

That's too bad.

海峡スイム

channel swim

channel   /'tʃænl/　n)TV･ラジオチャンネル、海峡･運河

～するつもりだった

I was going to ...

～する意思はあったが、何らかの理由でできなかった

（意思が弱く口実にやめてしまう）

I was going to go for run this morning, but it rained. 

I was planning on ...

～する予定だった

I was planning on moving to Japan, but things didn't work out because of COVID.

I was supposed to ...

～するはずだった

（義務･約束が果たせなかった）

I was supposed to get a haircut today, but something came up and I have to reschedule it to next week.

したいだけ～できる

as much as

You can drink as much as you want.

予想外

unexpected

unexpected rain

Low Life

Fatal fascination for the seedy part of town.

Walk down the street and your head spins round.

fatal   /'feɪtl/　adj)致命的な、命にかかわる

fascination   /,fæsɪ'neɪʃn/　n)魅了･魅惑

seedy　/'siːdi/　adj)怪しい、いかがわしい

spin   /spɪn/　v)回転させる　

spin round   くるくる回転する、（⇒頭がくらくら）

食欲がある

have a good appetite

今の時代・今日では・現代では

in this day and age

In this day and age, you can’t live without a smartphone.

in modern society　フォーマル