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.