front 1 Lifestyle | back 1 ライフスタイル、生活様式 Most of you have a very busy lifestyle. |
front 2 Major | back 2 専攻 (大学の) A: What was your major in college? B: My major was English. |
front 3 Do for a living | back 3 職業 A:What do you do for a living? B: I'm a doctor. |
front 4 Named after | back 4 《be ～》～にちなんで名付けられ（てい）る My middle name is 唯雄. I'm named after my grandfather. |
front 5 Nickname | back 5 ニックネーム、あだ名 |
front 6 Mean (vb) | back 6 意味 What do you mean? どういう意味？ |
front 7 Questionnaire | back 7 アンケート When you want to gather information from people or know their opinions, you can use a questionnaire. |
front 8 Interview | back 8 面談、面接、インタービューする In the book, interview means to ask your partner questions about her lifestyle. |
front 9 Like | back 9 どんな What's your friend like? 友達はどんな人ですか？ |
front 10 Get together | back 10 (友達と)会う、集まる Do you often get together with your friends? |
front 11 Usually | back 11 普段は、たいてい I usually get up around 5:30 every morning. |
front 12 Only child | back 12 一人子 A: Do you have any brothers and sisters? B: No, I'm an only child. |
front 13 Around here | back 13 この辺に、この辺で A: Do you live around here? B: Yes, about five minutes away. |
front 14 Nearby | back 14 すぐ近くに Is there a convenience store nearby? |
front 15 Common (in common) | back 15 共通点 We both like coffee so we have something in common. |
front 16 Noisy | back 16 うるさい People in my neighborhood are very noisy! |
front 17 Wreck (vb) | back 17 台無しにする、壊す Dogs are very active and often wreck things. |
front 18 Allergic | back 18 《be ～》～にアレルギーがある I'm allergic to this medicine. |
front 19 That's about it | back 19 そのぐらいです A: What did you do on Sunday? B: Did my laundry, watched some TV and surfed the Internet. That's about it. |
front 20 Either | back 20 ～も～しない A: I don't like rain. B: I don't either.( Either is used in negative sentences.) |
front 21 Too | back 21 ～もまた A: I like pizza. B: Really? Me too! |
front 22 I mean | back 22 つまり、と言うのは、と言うか、て言うか A: Do you like sports, I mean like, watching sports? B: Yeah, I like watching baseball. |
front 23 Afford | back 23 〔金銭的｛きんせん てき｝に余裕｛よゆう｝があり I want to buy a new computer, but I can't afford it right now. |
front 24 Broke (adj) | back 24 金欠 I have no money until pay day. I'm broke. |
front 25 Fan | back 25 ファン A: Are you a Yomiuri Giants fan? B: Not really, I'm a Hiroshima Carp fan. |
front 26 Brainstorm (vb) | back 26 ブレイン［ブレーン］ストーミング◆自由な発想から集団でアイデアを出し合う技法 Hey, let's get together and brainstorm some ideas for Momijisai. |
front 27 Sleep late | back 27 遅くまで寝る I'm gonna sleep late tomorrow since it's my day off. |
front 28 Eat out | back 28 外食する I don't eat out often because I prefer eating at home. |
front 29 Activities | back 29 活動 What kinds of activities do you do on the weekend? Activities are things you spend time doing. |
front 30 Club | back 30 クラブ A: Do you want to go to a club Friday night? B:Yeah, sounds great. |
front 31 Appearance | back 31 見た目 Mark's appearance is Japanese, but he's actually an American. |
front 32 Actually | back 32 実は A: Is Rachel-sensei an American? B: Well, actually , she's Canadian. |
front 33 Kind of | back 33 ちょっと、何だか A: Do you like cold weather? B: Yeah, I kind of do. |
front 34 Cool | back 34 かっこいい A: Check out my new iPhone. B: Oh, it's cool! I like it. |
front 35 A lot of | back 35 たくさんの、多い There are a lot of people here today. |
front 36 A lot | back 36 よく、しょっちゅう A: Your English is pretty good. Do you practice a lot? B: Yes, I watch YouTube and American movies. I also listen to English songs. |
front 37 By the way | back 37 ところで By the way, are you from Tokyo? |
front 38 ...,huh? | back 38 ~でしょう?、~だよね? This is a fun class, huh? |
front 39 Hmmm | back 39 考えていることを示す声 Hmmm, I wonder where the "meibo" is? |
front 40 Nervous | back 40 緊張している Were you nervous on the first day of class? |
front 41 Chilly (adj) | back 41 寒い A: Today is a bit chilly, isn't it? B: Yes, I'm glad I brought my jacket. |
front 42 Pretty (adv) | back 42 とても、かなり She spent two weeks in Canada and became pretty good at speaking English. |
front 43 Find out | back 43 発見する、発見した I found out some new things about my friends in today's discussion. |
front 44 Small talk | back 44 〔親しい間柄｛あいだがら｝での軽い〕おしゃべり、世間話、雑談 Some people are really good at making small talk. |
front 45 Tip | back 45 助言、アドバイス Please give me some tips on how to improve my Japanese. |
front 46 Improve | back 46 改善する、上手になる To improve means to get better at something. |
front 47 Skills | back 47 技能、話術 She has great English-speaking skills. |
front 48 Success | back 48 成功 Hard work is one key to success. |
front 49 Show interest | back 49 興味を示す In conversations, it's important to show interest in what someone is saying. |
front 50 Surroundings | back 50 環境 JWUHS has very beautiful surroundings. |
front 51 Comment | back 51 コメント(する) Please write some comments about today's discussion. |
front 52 Keep in touch | back 52 連絡を取り合う Do you keep in touch with your friends from elementary school? |
front 53 Key | back 53 秘訣 Lots of practice is the key to improving your English-speaking skills. |
front 54 Story | back 54 お話、笑い話 Yurisa, please tell me a funny story. |
front 55 Compliment | back 55 賛辞、褒め言葉、称賛 For example, "I like your T-shirt." or "You speak English very well. " |
front 56 Odd | back 56 変 Odd means "strange" or "unusual." |
front 57 Avoid | back 57 (人や物事を) 避ける It's better to avoid asking questions that are too personal. |