fragile

/'frædʒl/　adjective

★ easily broken or damaged

As for me, 80% is optimistic but 20% is fragile.

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.

outdoorsy

outdoorsy   NAE 

Hello everyone. My name is Ron Ishikawa, marketing director of WCS Tokyo. Thank you for joining our testing session for our latest choices of Kiwi natural wine.

Hello everyone. My name is K as in Kazuhisa, being athletic, health freak, a middle-aged man. Thank you for having me in your class today. I'm very excited.

Now some of you may be surprised to hear WCS has started trading Kiwi natural wines. We've been seen as the old guard for a long time. The truth is we've always been a pioneer in wine trading. When we started importing Bordeaux wine to England in the 14th century, it was regarded as innovative. Today, climate change is putting the future of many traditional wine region in jeopardy.

Nowadays, There are various ways to study English. Not only a video call but also AI starts throwing its weight around in the world. So do you feel that AI is putting the future of real English schools in jeopardy?

WCS will lead the charge to promote sustainable natural wines. Next to me is Ogawa Lisa, global marketing officer. Today, she will take you on a journey to New Zealand. Without further ado, I passed the baton to Lisa.

old guard    保守派･古い意見を持つ人たち

jeopardy   /'dʒepədi/　/'dʒepərdi/　n)危険･危険性

put ... in jeopardy  ～を危険にさらす

without further ado　面倒なことは無しにして･前置きはこのくらいにして

further   farの比較級＝farther

ado   /ə'duː/　n)騒動

athletic   /æθ'letɪk/　adj)運動選手の･運動好きな･元気旺盛な

throw one's weight around　いばりちらす･巾を利かせる

 throw   気を動転させる

 weight   影響･重要性

　

お酒の話

I only drink moderately. A glass or two of beer or wine is probably enough for me. 

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

～がなければ ..... だ（仮定法）

If it wasn't/weren't for ～ ,    would/should

(wasn't より weren't の方がフォーマル)

STUDY ENGLISH

I'm not sure about that. It's quite a long time ago. But one thing is sure. If it wasn't for music such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones things like that, I wouldn't be interested to study English at all.

EARTHQUAKE/JAPAN

If it wasn't for earthquakes, Japan should be a better place.

But for ～, Without ～, Except ～

(Without が日常会話的)

COMMUTE

Without heavy traffic jam, It would take about 40 minutes driving.

traffic jam　交通渋滞

crowding 人の渋滞

It’s great to be here. 

(I’m) glad to be back.

I didn’t come for a while.

My name is K as in Kazuhisa.

I was born and raised in a little town Komazawa in crazy Tokyo.

neighborhood

My field is construction.

I work for myself as a local contractor building a house.

It’s nearly 25 years since then. 

Time fries.

Now quite a middle-aged man I am.

That makes me to be health conscious over the past a few years.

I have exercise habits such as running, swimming and riding a bike to compete triathlon.

These days I have more time to train/do workout all such things day by day paying no attention to my job.

Now there is a rumor that my boss is going to fire me.

But you know luckily, I’m the boss.

This is the punchline.

That’s all for now.

born　     bear-bore-born

raised      raise-raises-raised

punchline n)ジョークのオチ

Feel Inspired

It's almost 30 years since then, after going to the first overseas trip in Thailand, I felt inspired to speak English at all. 

I came all the way here by running.

I might as well try to give you guys my background/short stories.

(せっかくなので I might as well +Verb) 

As you can see (It’s clear from...)my active wear.

One of my things is doing sports/regular exercise such as running and swimming.

Also parenting Three young children is the toughest challenges in my life.

But I enjoy being a dad.

But the reality is that I live with my mother for caring.

I feel isolated

separated from family

Things don’t turn outうまくいかない

One of my kids is going to graduate 

So, Iwas going to abroad (supposed to  チケットまで購入していたような場合)

Also enjoy being a dad of three young children. 

 But the reality is that I live with my mother for caring.

I live on the west edge of Yokohama called Totuka.

Turn into 変わる・変える

My Name/Your Name

Before my introduction, I never asked/didn't ask your name.    ask アーｽｸ

Maybe, we can call you Jessie.

Well, my name is KZ short for/as in Kazuhisa.

We like to shorten names in English.

I'm excited to study with you.

Outdoor Activities

I like connecting with outdoors through the sports such as mountain running, wild swimming and other life adventures.

But the races such as marathon and triathlon have been canceled.

So I try to turn the pandemic into the opportunity by training hard.

Let Me Ask You Something?

Do you live far from here?  I live pretty close.

My house is not far from the Komazawa Park.

Age

I'm in my early/mid/late 50s.

He's a fifty-something marketing graduate.

He's a fifty-something accountant.

I really like/enjoy running.

I'm a big fun of go karting.   kart n)ゴーカート　

I am a keen "noun"

I am a keen runner/tennis player.

Place to live

I live in the outskirts/suburb of Yokohama. 

She goes the facility every other day.

（nursing) facility 高齢者施設　nursing home

She always forget where she left that her house key or her insurance card and so on. 

insurance card  保険証

patient ID  診察カード

She is thinking out loud. 独り言を言う（思っていることを口に出す）

I said it out loud. I said it out loud to myself.

Forgetting stuff is also part and parcel of normal ageing.

物忘れは通常の老化現象におけるひとつの現象でもある。

Smartphones have become part and parcel of our daily lives. 

parcel パｧ-ｻﾙ n)小包[英]、小さな部分 par部分 cel小さな curried chicken pie parcels

package n)小包[米]

part and parcel (of...)　(...の)重要な一部･本質的な部分･かなめ　

stuff　ｽタｯﾌ n)(漠然とした）もの

regularly forget to take her medicine

She might become easily upset or annoyed, get frustrated more often or lose confidence.

Everyday activities can become a challenge.

Her condition has worsened in recent weeks.

She tells me the same thing over and over.

Self-Introduction

Not too bad, can't complain. Just give you a bit of my background. I'm Kazu. I was born and raised in this neighborhood/Tokyo. There are five people in my family in the place called Yokohama that is the suburb of Tokyo. Now I live away form them in order to caring my frail mother. It can be tough going sometimes. I know we must to be kind to elderly/senior citizen, but once in a while I'm easily upset to her. In that case, I always think that I shouldn't have done that. Yeah, actually she is a kind of mild dementia...Anyway..

Just give you a bit of my background. My name is Kazu. I was born and raised in this neighborhood of Tokyo that is so huge. As I grew up, it felt like, everything is small, cramped and stiff everywhere, everything. Then I thought the suburb became so attractive, fresh air, more space, lush greenery, peaceful and quiet, thing like that. 

I enjoy being a dad of three young children. 5 people in my family in Yokohama. But now away from them as caring my mother.

I make a living off/out of construction. I'm an old hand at building a house.

The things I like doing are connecting with outdoors through the sports such as trail running, wild swimming and other life adventures. It can bring mental as well as physical health benefits.

Also I enjoy studying English. More or less, it's been nearly 40 years since junior high. But even now, I get by on a seven-year-old's vocabulary of English. 

stiff ｽテｨｯﾌ adj)堅い、堅苦しい、精神的に窮屈な

Outdoor Activities

Long story short. I like connecting with the outdoors through the sports such as trail running, wild swimming(it's called open water swimming) and other life adventures. Then I enjoy the spiritual journey of race events. but over the past a year, you know, most of races have been canceled. i feel, now, my body is getting old...anyway, it can bring mental as well as physical health benefits. We call it green and blue therapy. That's (about) it!

Swimming, which means floating on the water, helps me relax from bipedal walking all day long.

It made me a healthier, happier person.

bipedal ﾊﾞｲピ-ﾄﾞﾙ　ﾊﾞｲペﾀﾞﾙ＝ biped バｲﾍﾟｯﾄﾞ　adj)二足の

"forest bathing" is NOT English                  

trail runner

outdoor アｳﾄﾄﾞｱｰ　adj)野外の

outdoors ｱｳﾄドｱｰｽﾞ　n)野外　adv)野外へ

physical フィｼﾞｶﾙ adj）身体の･肉体の

spiritual ｽピﾘﾁｭｱﾙ adj)精神の･魂の

mental　メﾝﾀﾙ　adj)心の･精神の⇔physical

therapy セﾗﾋﾟｰ n)治療　複)therapies

My Job

Long story short. I'm an old hand at building a house. My father was a carpenter. So I ended up working as a contractor of housing. I believe it's essential that we work away.

ENGLISH

I reckon English is hands down the best global language, learn about different culture, date more people, and exercise my brain.

find/find out/discover

I live in the place that recently became famous for the pet snake "python" that managed to break free from the apertment.

python パｲｿﾝ　n)ニシキヘビ

They found the missing snake in the attic.

attic ア ﾃﾞｯｸ n)屋根裏･屋根裏部屋

find 目に見えるものを発見する

find out 目に見えないもの（情報など）を発見する

discover 初めて発見する

The landlord found out that one of his residents was keeping snakes. 大家さんは一人の住人が複数のヘビを飼っていること（情報）を発見した。

The snake was found/discovered in the attic. ヘビは屋根裏で発見された。（行方不明になってから初めて発見されたのでdiscoverでも問題ない）

Newton discovered gravity. ニュートンは重力を発見した。

landlord ラﾝﾄﾞﾛｰﾄﾞ n)地主、家主

gravity ｸﾞラｳﾞｧﾃｨ n)重力

aged eyes

I can't see as well as I use to.

Open Water Swimming

Open water swimming is an Olympic sport now.

I like running, hiking and open water swimming.

Architecture License

I teach young guys how to get the license to practice architecture at school.

practice v)職業として行う

専門学校 Vocational/technical school/college

vocational  ｳﾞｫケｲｼｮﾅﾙ　adj)職業の、職業上の

technical  テｸﾆｶﾙ adj)技術の