Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/31）

26631.mole(ほくろ）A mole is a natural dark spot or small dark lump on someone's skin. 

She has a cute little mole by her mouth. 

26632.goosebumps(鳥肌）If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited. 

I get goose bumps just thinking about frogs. 

26633.scar(傷跡）A scar is a mark on the skin which is left after a wound has healed. 

He has a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. 

26634.revenge(復讐(ふくしゆう)、仕返し） Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you. 

I will get my revenge on him for betraying me..

26635.sob(すすり泣く、涙にむせぶ） When someone sobs, they cry in a noisy way, breathing in short breaths. 

He was sobbing in the corner of the room.

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超初心者のための落語入門 (カルチャー図解)

超初心者のための落語入門 (カルチャー図解) 眞琴, 安原 主婦と生活社

 

【内容（「BOOK」データベースより）】

知らなきゃ人生もったいない名作古典32。

【著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より)】

安原/眞琴

1967年、東京生まれ。立教大学文学部講師。文学博士。中世から近世にかけての文芸や遊びの文化などについて研究している

【読んだ理由】
図書館で目にして。

【コメント】

入門書もタマに読むとオサライになる。時代の流を感じる。

古典落語名作30 に異存はないが、「聴いてみて損はナシ！いま注目の腕利きの噺家たち」に柳家権太郎がなぜいないのか？

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/30）

26626.bruise(打撲傷、あざ）A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken. 

I have a bruise on my knee, but I don't know how I got it. 

26627.cramp(けいれん、こむら返り）Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time. 

I got a cramp when I was stretching my leg.

26628.itchy(かゆい、皮癬(ひぜん)にかかった）If a part of your body or something you are wearing is itchy, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch. 

I have itchy eye because of hay fever.. 

26629.hiccup(しゃっくりが出る） When you have hiccups, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat, often because you have been eating or drinking too quickly. 

I don't stop hiccupping. Do you know a good cure?.

26630.snore(いびきをかく） When someone who is asleep snores, they make a loud noise each time they breathe. 

Did I snore？

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梅と兵隊 田端義夫

梅と兵隊 田端義夫

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/29）

26621.I'm all for that(大賛成）

I'm all for that. We've done quire enough for one day. 

26622.run late for(~に遅れる）

Sorry, I'd love to help, but I'm already running late for doctor's appointment. 

26623.bigger point(大局）

I agree with you up to a point, but I think you're missing the bigger point. 

26624.I understand where you come from(あなたの考え方がわかる） 

I understand where you come from, but don't you think you're rather biased.

26625.hold water(完璧である） If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts. 

No way, your argument is just doesn't hold water 

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加藤登紀子 ♪ひとり寝の子守唄

加藤登紀子　♪ひとり寝の子守唄

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/28）

26616.Keep under wraps(秘密にしておく、隠しておく）to keep secret  

We’ll really miss you when you leave, but please keep this under wraps until we find your replacement. 

26617.fad(ブーム）You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest that is very popular for a short time, but which people become bored with very quickly.  I don't trust fad diets.

26618.get back to(あとで~に連絡する）If you get back to an activity, you start doing it again after you have stopped doing it. 

Let me do a web search and get back to you. 

26619.fully support(~を完全に支持する） 

I fully support the development of renewable energy.

26620.Nothing ventured, Nothing gained(危険を冒さなければ、何も得られない） extremely tired   

It's worth try. Nothing ventured, Nothing gained, right?

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FASHION DESIGNER PIERRE CARDIN DIESピエール・カルダン氏 死去

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98. The world-renowned creator is also known for bringing stylish clothes to the masses.
Cardin was born in Italy. He emigrated to France with his parents when he was a small child.
He worked for Christian Dior, after serving as an apprentice to tailors. The designer set up his own fashion house in 1950.
He began selling his ready-to-wear collections to the masses in 1959. Haute couture for wealthy people was the focus of the fashion world at the time.
Cardin expanded his business overseas and became famous around the world. He came to Japan for the first time in the late 1950s.
He brought innovation to the country's fashion business by introducing his three-dimensional cutting method.
The designer visited Japan 10 years ago and spoke to NHK. He said he was most content when he was able to concentrate on his work and forget about everything else.

◆masses　最下位 

◆apprentice　見習い、徒弟    An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.  

◆Haute couture　特別仕立ての高級婦人服   Haute couture refers to the designing and making of high-quality fashion clothes, or to the clothes themselves. 

◆three-dimensional　三次元の、立体感のある     A three-dimensional object is solid rather than flat, because it can be measured in three different directions, usually the height, length, and width. The abbreviation 3-D can also be used. 

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/27）

26611.Actually (やっぱり）

Actually let me get the pizza instead of the hamburger.  

26612.on the way(〜へ行くついでに〜する）

On the way to Fukuoka, we stopped by Osaka and ate steamed pork buns at 551 Horai.

26613.I can't take it anymore(もう我慢できない）

 I can’t take it anymore! I’m going to go upstairs and complain. 

26614.This is the last straw(もう我慢の限界 / 堪忍袋の緒が切れる） to experience physical or mental pain 

My husband came home really drunk again last night. That's five nights in a row. That's the last straw. 

26615.Keep it to yourself(内緒にしておいてね）

Sally is leaving the company at the end of this year. Please keep this to yourself until we make the formal announcement.

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徒然草 第八十四段

【原文】　　

法顕三蔵の、天竺に渡りて、故郷の扇を見ては悲しび、病に臥しては漢の食じきを願ひ給ひける事を聞きて、「さばかりの人の、無下にこそ心弱き気色を人の国にて見え給ひけれ」と人の言ひしに、弘融僧都、「優に情ありける三蔵かな」と言ひたりしこそ、法師のやうにもあらず、心にくゝ覚えしか。

【現代語訳】

三蔵法師は、インドに到着した際に、メイド・イン・チャイナの扇子を見てはホームシックになり、病気で寝込むと中華料理を所望したそうだ。その話を聞いて「あれ程の偉人なのに、異国では甘ったれていたのだな」と誰かが漏らした。それを聞いた弘融僧都が「心優しいお茶目な三蔵法師だ」と言ったのは、坊主臭くなく、むしろ深みがあるように思えた。

◆鎌倉末期の随筆。吉田兼好著。上下2巻，244段からなる。1317年(文保1)から1331年(元弘1)の間に成立したか。その間，幾つかのまとまった段が少しずつ執筆され，それが編集されて現在見るような形態になったと考えられる。それらを通じて一貫した筋はなく，連歌的ともいうべき配列方法がとられている。形式は《枕草子》を模倣しているが，内容は，作者の見聞談，感想，実用知識，有職の心得など多彩であり，仏教の厭世思想を根底にもち，人生論的色彩を濃くしている。

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/26）

26606.step up to the plate(先頭に立って行動する、進んで物事に取り組む、責任を引き受ける）to come forward and take responsibility for something 

If you ask me, software makers need to step up to the plate and provide more built-in protection so all of us can feel safe and secure when we're in the digital world. . 

26607.tracked down(～を見つけ出す）If you track down someone or something, you find them, or find information about them, after a difficult or long search. 

It's going to be difficult to track him down. He quit our company 10 years ago.

26608.actually(実は〜です）You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true. 

Actually, he is the owner of that company. 

26609.actually(実際に〜・本当に〜） to experience physical or mental pain 

I suffered from homesickness during the first few months of college.

26610.actually(意外と〜） extremely tired   

She's actually really stingy. 

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真珠とり / リカルド・サントス楽団

真珠とり　/　リカルド・サントス楽団

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/25）

26601.acupuncture(鍼）Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places. 

I'm not sure if acupuncture will help, but it's worth a try. 

26602.take one's point(～の意見・言い分を理解する）

I take your point, but I think you've misunderstood what I meant.

26603.cash in on(…を利用して利益を得る［もうける］ ）to get profit or profitable use from 

They try to cash in on the coronavirus panic by pushing fake cures, asking for donations to phony charities, or selling face masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper at exorbitant prices. 

26604.phony(偽の） not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc. 

Mother says that the child's illnesses are phony.

26605.con man(（信用）詐欺師、ペテン師） extremely tired  My uncle knows such a thing doesn't exist, and he told the

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 to get lost. 

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Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/24）

26596.collar bone(鎖骨）Your collarbones are the two long bones which run from throat to your shoulders. 

This dress highlights the delicate line of your shoulders and collarbone area

26597.eyelid(まぶた）Your eyelids are the two pieces of skin which cover your eyes when they are closed. 

WI got a mosquito bite on my eyelid

26598.armpit(腋の下）Your armpits are the areas of your body under your arms where your arms join your shoulders. 

My armpits sweat when I'm nervous. 

26599.sigh(ため息をつく） When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. 

My mother sighed when she saw my test score.

26600.gasp(はっと息をのむ） A gasp is a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. 

She gasped when she saw the figure in the shadows.. 

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家族じまい

家族じまい (集英社文芸単行本) 桜木紫乃 集英社

【内容（「BOOK」データベースより）】

認知症の母と、齢を重ねても横暴な父。両親の老いに姉妹は戸惑い、それぞれ夫との仲も揺れて…。別れの手前にある、かすかな光を描く長編小説。

著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より)

桜木/紫乃

1965年北海道生まれ。2002年「雪虫」でオール讀物新人賞を受賞。07年に同作を収録した単行本『氷平線』を刊行。13年『ラブレス』で島清恋愛文学賞を受賞。同年、『ホテルローヤル』で第一四九回直木賞を受賞し、ベストセラーとなる

【読んだ理由】
著者の作品「ホテルローヤル」が好きだっから。

【最も印象に残った一行】
二人を単位にして始まった家族は、子供を生んで巣立ちを迎え、また二人に戻る。そして、最後はひとりになって記憶も散り、家族としての役割を終える。人の世は伸びては縮む蛇腹のようだ。

【コメント】「「ホテルローヤル」以来だが、読みやすく、内容は重いのだが、何故か読後感は爽やかで、前向きな気持ちが湧いてくる。