Convenience store chains in Japan are looking for ways to boost sales amid fierce competition. In a bid to attract customers, companies are branching out with new business tie-ups.
Japan's biggest chain, Seven-Eleven, recently launched a bicycle-sharing service in partnership with Softbank. Bikes can be reserved online, then picked up and dropped off at any affiliated store. Seven-Eleven Japan plans to expand the service to 1,000 outlets nationwide.
The second largest chain in Japan, Family Mart, has a slightly different strategy. It plans to open a store with a 24-hour fitness club directly above it in February, and another with a laundromat service next spring.
The No. 3 chain, Lawson, has been offering nursing care consultation services since 2015. The company now provides the service at more than 10 stores. Advice from certified nursing care workers or care managers is available free of charge.
21251.craving(切望、熱望）
I have a craving for fresh fruit.
21252.misplace(…を)置き違える、(…を)置き忘れる、誤って与える、見当違いな対象に寄せる、(…に)誤ってつける、不適切にすえる）
Are you certain that you lost your book, or did you merely misplace it?
21253.visit website(ウェブサイトを見る）
Which website do you usually visit?
21254.reception(電波）
The reception here is terrible!
21255.emasculate(去勢する、(…を)無気力にする、弱くする、骨抜きにする）
I won't marry an emasculate man.
【English】
The lord of a country calls his wife 'fu ren:my lady'. She calls herself 'xiao tong:Your/His humble servant'. The people of the country call her 'jun fu ren:the lord's lady'. They call her 'gua xiao jun:the lord's modest lady' to foreign people. Foreign people call her 'jun fu ren:the lord's lady'.
21246.not feeling well(気分が悪い）
I'm not feeling well. Can I take the rest of the day off?
21247. In bad shape(非常に体調が悪い）
She's in pretty bad shape. I hope she gets better soon.
21248.dizzy(眩暈がする）
I feel dizzy.
21249.Hi there(やぁ！） Hi there. How are you doing?
21250.nauseous(吐き気がする）
I feel nauseous.
21241.discuss(～について話し合う）
Did you discuss this issue with the manager?
21242.talk about(～について話し合う）
We talked about our vacation plans.
21243.consult with(専門家に相談する）
That is something you need to consult with your lawyer.
21244.I'm always here for you.(いつでも相談に乗ります） I'm always here for you. You can come talk to me anytime.
21245.under the weather(体調不良）
I've been under the weather for a few days.
21236.lowercase(小文字）
They are all lowercase.
21237.uppercase(大文字）
The password is "Japan." The "J" is uppercase.
21238.type in(入力する）
Just type in ”Okayama food.”
21239.image(画像）
Next click "image."
21240.outlet(コンセント）
Can we use this outlet?
21231.That's figures(やっぱりね） That's figures.
21232.Where do you call home?(おたくはどちらですか） Where do you call home?
21233.be widowed(配偶者を亡くしている）
I am widowed.
21234.I sympathize completely(十分に、痛いほど気持ちがわかる） I sympathize completely.
21235.I have been there, too(私も同じ境遇です） I have been there, too.
21226.Do you by chance know(ひょっとしてお解りですか） Do you by chance know cilantro is?
21227.know one's way around ～(～をよく知っている）
You really know your way around here.
21228.get ～ going(～をスタートさせる）
Tom gets car going.
21229.a stroke of luck(思いがけない幸運）
It was a stroke of luck you stopped ato help me.
21230.Think of nothing it(どういたしまして、何でもありません） Think of nothing it.
21221.I wonder(〜かな？ / 〜だろう？） I wonder who is coming to the party.
21222.I wonder if(〜かな？） I wonder if he is allergic to cats.
21223.I was wondering if(〜してくれないでしょうか？） I was wondering if you could drop me off at the train station.
21224.No wonder(だから〜なんだ / どうりで / なるほど） No wonder I couldn't get a hold of you. I called so many time.
21225.peeve(いらいらさせる、じらす、怒らせる）
Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.
