2026年9月30日水曜日

時速30km出す

reach 30km/h
Your bike speed reached 30km/h.

観光に行く

go sightseeing

大部屋

shared room
The room is shared by the group.
a room shared by 6 people
a room with 4 beds

2026年9月29日火曜日

もう使っていない

haven't used ...
I haven't used AC lately.

2026年9月28日月曜日

隣り合わせ

next to each other

Cold water and black-colored hot spring bathtub are next to each other. I step over the edge of the bathtub from cold water to black-colored. Today when I stepped over, I saw a locker key on the edge of the bathtub. I thought someone left it. I stepped into the bathtub. 

I had a feeling that
I felt like

1つは~。残りの1つは~。

One is ... The other is ...

One is ... Another is ... The other is ...

One is ... The others are ...


何匹かは白。もう何匹かは黒。残りは全部茶色。
Some are white. Others are black. The others are brown.

予定の変更・組み換え

rescheduling   /,riː'skedʒuːlɪŋ/ n)
I asked two-day rescheduling.

代行

substitute   /'sʌbstɪtuːt/
a substitute (noun)   substitute(verb)

I asked a substitute for me.
I asked someone to substitute for the teacher.  先生の代行を頼んだ
I asked someone to do it for me.

two-day substitute  2日間の代行 

既に予定がある

already have plans

I'm afraid I already have plans.

2026年9月27日日曜日

~の速さ

run speed
a really slow running speed
a normal run speed
run 5 minutes per kilometer

bike speed
road bike speed

swim speed
the fastest swim speed

時速

... kilometers per hour
Your bike speed reached 30 kilometers per hour, awesome.

計測する・タイムを計る

time ...
You can time the race with a watch.

time the cooking with the kitchen timer

2026年9月26日土曜日

大人の味

Natto is   an acquired taste.
最初は好きではないが慣れると好きになるもの

acquire  /ə'kwaɪər/    v)努力して手に入れる、身につける 知識や会社の買収にも使う
 get よりも努力、プロセスを経て得る (formal)

I have acquired a taste for natto.


a sophisticated taste/flavor
a complex flavor

complex   /'kɑːmpleks/ adj)複雑な、入り組んだ (日本語の劣等感とは別物)
 a complex problem/situation

2026年9月24日木曜日

前に進む・思い切って~する

decide to go ahead and ...
I decided to go ahead and have a shape pump this evening.

2026年9月21日月曜日

何日間の予定?

How many days is your trip for ...
So how many days is your trip for Murakami triathlon?


How many days will you stay for ...


恥ずかしそうに

with a shy smile
The hotel manager said it's empty with a shy smile.

ガラガラです

empty
The hotel manager said it's empty with a shy smile.

昔ながらの、古風な、レトロな

nostalgic

old-fashioned

retro 80's style
I feel retro Showa style there.

 

手ごろな宿

affordable accommodation/hotel
Affordable accommodations are almost fully booked around there.

寝てしまった

fell a sleep
I fell a sleep for about 4 hours.

メモをとる

make a note
Make sure to make a note.


Make sure to remember this. 覚えておいて

2026年9月20日日曜日

~することになっている

be supposed to ...
According to the survey of the line-group, you are supposed to run Ohme marathon in February.

suppose  /sə'pəƱz/ v)~だと仮定する

アンケート

survey /'sɜːrveɪ/ アンケート調査
online survey
conduct a survey   アンケート調査を行う
We conduct a survey on customer satisfaction.


questionnaire   /,kwestʃə'nər/ アンケート用紙
Please fill out this questionnaire.
I'm making a questionnaire for the survey.
hand out a questionnaire   アンケート用紙を配る

fave

favorite のくだけた略語

My fave song.
She is my fave.

2026年9月19日土曜日

びしょ濡れ

be soaked
You must be soaked.

2026年9月18日金曜日

patisserie   /pə'tiːsəri/ noun
★ a shop that sells cakes, etc.

patisserie
★洋菓子職人

2026年9月17日木曜日

~はどうだった?

How was ... ?

How did ... go?
How did your meeting with Justin go?
How did the interview/presentation go?

How did it go?   どうだった?
   It went well.   うまくいった

ad personalization

Ad personalization is based on your activity, such as the websites you visit and the videos you watch.



ユーザーごとに内容を変えた広告を出し分けること
広告の個別最適化
利用者の検索履歴、閲覧履歴、興味関心などをもとに、合いそうな広告を表示する仕組み


~のために頑張った

work hard for/to ...
I worked hard for lunch.
I worked hard to go there tomorrow.

目途が付く

It looks like ...
It looks like we can make it.
It looks like I'll be able to go driving.

2026年9月14日月曜日

Can you walk me through it?

Do you have a moment?
I need to scan these documents, but I've never done it before.
Can you walk me through it?

have a moment   少し時間がある
walk /wɔːk/ vi)歩く vt)歩かせる、付き添って歩く
walk someone through ...   ~を順に追って説明する

2026年9月11日金曜日

まだ知られていない・まだ知る人が多くない

It may not be widely known yet.


Not many people know it yet.
Not many foodies know it yet.

都合・時間・スケジュールが合わない

doesn't work
Our schedule doesn't really work with the group.
The time doesn't really work for me.
It's a bit hard to find a time that works for both of us.

doesn't match
Our schedules don't quite match this week.



digital nomad

This guy is called a digital nomad. This means he can work from anywhere. He might also be a freelancer or an independent contractor so he can work beside the pool in his sunglasses if he wants.


nomad   /'nəƱmæd/ noun
★ a member of a community that moves with its animals from place to place

digital nomad   /,dɪdʒɪtl 'nəƱmæd/   noun
★ a person who earns a living working online in different locations that they choose for themselves

earn a living   生計を立てる

freelancer

2026年9月9日水曜日

How did that come about?

I got a meeting with your CEO this afternoon about a potential collaboration.
   That sounds exciting. How did that come about?

How did that come about?
(どういう経緯、きっかけででそうなったの?)
come about   物事が起こる、生じる

How did this problem come about?
How did it come about that you moved to Tokyo? 
(どういういきさつで東京に引っ越すことになったの?)

どうしてそう/こうなったの?
How did that/this happen?



1 dead, over 40 injured as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya

At least one person was killed in a landslide and more than 40 others sustained minor injuries in central Japan, authorities said Wednesday, after a linear rainband brought record rainfall to the Tokai region beginning the previous day.

Unbelievable that most companies didn't allow employees to stay home the next day.

injure /'ɪndʒər/ v)怪我をさせる、傷つける  injured   adj)怪我をした、負傷した
swamp    /swɑːmp/ n)沼地 v)水没させる、水没する
sustain /sə'steɪn/    v)維持する、持続する sustain damage 損害を受ける
minor injuries   軽傷 /'ɪndʒəri/
authority   /ə'θɔːrəti/ authorities n)当局
linear /'lɪniər/ adj)線のような、直線的な
rainband /reɪnbænd n)降雨帯
a linear rainband   線上降水帯
record rainfall   記録的豪雨
beginning the previous day   前日から始まっている

What brings you here?

What brings you here?
   Just business as usual.
Alex, I didn't expect to see you here. 
   It's been a while since the conference.
Yes, it has.

(It has been a while. )
(Yes, it has.)

2026年9月7日月曜日

それ、どういう意味!?

What's that supposed to mean?

Nice job for a beginner!
   What's that supposed to mean?

be supposed to ...   ~することになっている

for ...   ~としては
She's small for an elephant.

2026年9月3日木曜日

模擬レース

practice/training race



mock race
mock   /mɑːk/ 
v)人をあざ笑う、ばかにする
adj)本物そっくりにまねた、模擬の
n)笑いもの、mocks 英)模擬試験