Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/10）

32186.barley(大麦）a plant that produces a grain used for making food or alcohol 
Barley is used for everything from health food to beer and whiskey. 
32187.home cooking(手作り料理 ）

When I travel, what I miss most is my wife’s home cooking. 

32188.midnight snack(夜食）

Midnight snacks need to be light, so they don’t keep you awake. 

32189.maitre d’(給仕長）tsomeone who is in charge of a restaurant, and who welcomes guests, gives orders to the waiters etc 
The maitre’ d controls who gets in and who sits where 
33190.Iadle(ひしゃく）a large deep spoon with a long handle, used for lifting liquid food, especially soup, out of a container 

A ladle is needed to serve fruit punch from the bowl. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/09）

32181.dress up(正装する、(劇・催しなどで)特別な服装をする、扮装する ）to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone/ to wear clothes that are more formal than the ones you would usually wear 
What are you going to dress up as for Halloween？
32182.thousand( 1000、多数）an extremely large number of things or people 

This candidate addresses thousands of supporters at he rally. 

32183.personal(個人の、個人的な）belonging or relating to one particular person, rather than to other people or to people in general 

Can I ask you  a personal question？

32184.personnel(社員、職員） the people who work in a company, organization, or military force → staff 
We don't have enough personnel to meet our production needs.
33185.in heaven(すごく幸せ）

My kids were in heaven when I took them to Disneyland.

津軽あいや節 唄 かすみさん 三味線 木乃下真市さん

津軽あいや節　唄　かすみさん　三味線　木乃下真市さん

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/08）

32176.legend(超大物、伝説的人物）someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something  
Do you ever think you'd become a baseball legend?
32177.cranky(気難しい）bad-tempered 

I'm freezing my butt off. 

32178.wound(傷、心の傷）an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet /a feeling of emotional or mental pain that you get when someone says or does something unpleasant to you 

Put pressure on the wounded to stop the breeding. 

32179.scar(傷跡、心の傷） a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound /a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience 
We need to think this through before making a decision. 
33180.incline(気にさせる、(…へ)向けさせる、傾向を生じさせる、傾ける、傾斜させる、曲げる、下げる）if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or opinion 

I'm inclined to think that people in the past were smarter than people now.. 

【童謡】七つの子

【童謡】七つの子

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/07）

32171.hip(腰）one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist 
The doctor said to there are no problem with my hip now. 
32172.croquette(コロッケ）a piece of crushed meat, fish, potato etc that is made into a small round piece, covered in breadcrumbs, and cooked in oil 

Beef and potato croquette.

32173.a minute ago(ちょっと前）

He was in the lobby a minute ago. 

32174.ritual(儀式）  a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion → rite 
It’s his weekend ritual. 
33175.well mannered(行儀のよい、ていねいな、上品な）talking and behaving in a polite way 

He's usually very well mannered. 

16 KINDS OF WOODLAND BIRDS DECLINING IN JAPANスズメなど里山の鳥が急減

Japan's Environment Ministry says the populations of 16 species of birds have been declining at a sharp pace. It notes that at this rate the species could become endangered. The ministry has been studying ecological changes at about 1,000 locations across Japan since 2003. It has analyzed ecological data collected in woodlands around villages up to March of 2023. It has found that, out of 106 species of birds, the populations of 16 of them have decreased by 3.5 percent or more annually. The rates of decline are similar to those of endangered species that appear on the ministry's Red List. The sparrow population has shrunk by 3.6 percent annually, and the Japanese wagtail population has declined by 8.6 percent. The ministry attributes the shrinking populations to global warming. It notes that the problem has reduced the number of habitats that are suitable for the species.

◆endangered 絶滅の危機にある、絶滅が危惧されている an endangered animal, bird etc is one that may soon no longer exist because there are so few of them 

◆habitat 生息地  生息地 the natural home of a plant or animal 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/06）

32166.everyday (毎日の・日常の・普段の）sordinary, usual, or happening every day 
It’s important to find enjoyment in your everyday life. 
32167.every day(毎日）

I go to work every day. 

32168.I'm not going to lie(ぶっちゃけ〜）

I'm not gonna lie, this is the best sushi I've ever had!

32169.wrapped up in(夢中になっている） to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else 
We were wrapped up in our conversation and lost track of time. 
33170.icing on the cake(さらなる喜び）something that makes a very good experience even better 

The sunset in Hawaii was amazing, but seeing the dolphins jumping out of the water was the icing on the cake. 

室津（ニ）3

【原文】　

この歌どもを、すこしよろし、と聞きて、船の長しける翁、月日ごろの苦しき心やりによめる、

立つ波を雪か花かと吹く風ぞ寄せつつ人をはかるべらなる

この歌どもを、人の何かといふを、ある人聞きふけりてよめり。その歌、よめる文字、三十文字あまり七文字。人みな、えあらで、笑ふやうなり。歌主、いと気色悪しくて、怨ず。

まねべどもえまねばず。書けりとも、え読み据ゑがたかるべし。今日だにいひがたし。まして後にはいかならむ。

十九日。日悪しければ、船出ださず。

二十日。昨日のやうなれば、船出ださず。

みな人々憂え嘆く。苦しく心もとなければ、ただ、日の経ぬる数を、今日幾日、二十日、三十日とかぞふれば、指もそこなはれぬべし。いとわびし。夜は寝も寝ず。

【現代語訳】

これら二首の歌を、まあ、悪くもないと聞いて、船の長をしている老人が、先月来の心の憂さを晴らそうと詠んだ歌は、 立つ波を… （立つ波を、あるいは雪か花かと見まがうが、それは風が吹きよせ吹き寄せして人をだましているらしい） これらの歌を人々が何かと批評するのを、ある人がじっと聞いていて、歌を詠んだ。 ところが、その歌はなんと三十七文字で構成されていた。人々はみんなこらえきれず笑っているようだ。 歌を詠んだ人はとても機嫌をそこねて、人々を恨めしがる。 歌主の詠んだとおり詠んでみようと思ってもどうしてもできない、たとえ、書いたとしても、ちゃんと型どおりに詠めないだろう。 いま聞いた今日でさえ、言いにくい。まして後日というのはどうであろうか。 十九日。天候が悪いので、船を出さない。 二十日。昨日と同じような悪天候なので船を出さない。 人々はみんな心配し、嘆いている。苦しく、不安なので、経過した日を、今日は何日だろうか、二十日、三十日と数えると指が傷んでしまいそうだ。とてもわびしい。 夜は安眠できない。

◆『土佐日記』（とさにっき）は、平安時代に成立した日本最古の日記文学のひとつ。紀貫之が土佐国から京に帰る最中に起きた出来事を諧謔を交えて綴った内容を持つ。成立時期は未詳だが、承平5年（934年）後半といわれる。古くは『土左日記』と表記され、「とさの日記」と読んだ。 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/05）

32161.be in a bad mood(機嫌が悪い）to feel annoyed or angry 
He’s in a bad mood today. He didn’t even answer when I talked to him. 
32162.be in a bad temper(機嫌が悪い ）

We should stay away from our boss for a while. She’s in a bad temper. 

32163.grumpy (不機嫌な）bad-tempered and easily annoyed 類義語 irritable 

My son is always grumpy for a while after he wakes up in the morning and doesn’t talk very much.

32164.cranky(カリカリしている） strange → eccentric, weird 
I tend to get cranky when I’m busy and can’t get enough sleep. 
33165.Get up on the wrong side of the bed (〜することになった）

Dad has been grumpy since this morning. I think he got up on the wrong side of the bed. 

Paul Mauriat -The Godfather ゴッドファーザーの愛のテーマ

Paul Mauriat -The Godfather　ゴッドファーザーの愛のテーマ

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/04）

32156.show off (みせびらかす） to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions – used to show disapproval → show-off 
She was showing off her engagement ring to everybody. 
32157.shady (怪しい / いんちきな）probably dishonest or illegal 類義語 suspicious 

Do you think this place is legit? It seems kind of shady to me. 

32158.sketchy(怪しい / 不審な）not thorough or complete, and not having enough details to be useful 類義語 vague 

You should stay away from there. It's sketchy a neighborhood.

32159.fishy(怪しい / 胡散臭い） seeming bad or dishonest 類義語 suspicious IfIf If I were you, I wouldn't do it. That deal sounds fishy. 
33160.heal(傷や悲しみを癒す） if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again 

IWhile her physical wounds healed quickly, emotional ones took more time to heal. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/03）

32151.nerd(内向的なオタク）someone who seems only interested in computers and other technical things – used to show disapproval /someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good in social situations 
My older brother is a computer nerd. 
32152.one’s but off(猛烈に）

I'm freezing my butt off. 

32153.hardly ever(滅多に～しない）not very often 

I hardly ever get a chance to take a vacation. 

32154.think something through(～についてじっくりと考える） to notice something about the way someone is behaving or feeling, even though they are trying not to show it 
We need to think this through before making a decision. 
33155.I'm(〜することになった）

I'm going back home for good in September. 

Daily Vocabulary(2024/11/02）

32146.I’m afraid(恐縮です）
I'm afraid I don't have time today. 
32147.What are you implying?(何が言いたいの？）to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly → infer, implication 

What are you implying with that question? 

32148.Is this the discounted price?(割引価格ですか？）a reduction in the usual price of something 

Excuse me, is this the discounted price? 

32149.stand out(目立つ / ずば抜けている） used about a person or thing in a group that is much better than all the rest 
He is a standout two-way baseball player 
33150.It’s freezing today! (今日はすごく寒い！）

It's freezing in here. Let's turn on the heater. 

津軽小原節 (澤村雪・澤村梅子 ver.)

津軽小原節 (澤村雪・澤村梅子 ver.)