front 1 Leisure time | back 1 余暇、暇な［自由な］時間 Leisure time is the time you spend doing activities you enjoy. It's slightly different from free time. |
front 2 Hobby/hobbies | back 2 趣味、ホビー My hobby is collecting nice pens. |
front 3 A bit of | back 3 ちょっと、少し She can play classical music on the piano very well. And also a bit of jazz. |
front 4 Into | back 4 ～にはまる A: Do you like K-pop. B: Yes, but I'm not totally into it like some people. |
front 5 Gym | back 5 ジム、スポーツクラブ In the book, "gym" DOES NOT mean 体育館. |
front 6 Work(ing) out | back 6 ジムで運動をする［トレーニングをする・体を動かす・汗を流す］I'm going to the gym to work out. |
front 7 Prefer | back 7 むしろ(…の)ほうを好む A: Do you like udon? B: Yes, but I prefer soba. |
front 8 Free time | back 8 暇 I had a lot of free time during the Golden Week holidays. |
front 9 By ear | back 9 楽譜なしで［暗譜で・聞き覚えで］～を演奏する I can't read music, I play by ear. |
front 10 Popular | back 10 一般大衆｛いっぱん たいしゅう｝に〕人気｛にんき｝がある Ohtani Shohei is very popular in both Japan and the U.S. |
front 11 Think of | back 11 どう思うか What do you think of face shields? |
front 12 Local | back 12 地元の A: Is taco rice a foreign food? B: No, actually, it's local. |
front 13 Sounds like | back 13 ～のように聞こえる That singer sounds like Mariah Carey. Do you know her? |
front 14 Everybody | back 14 みんな A: Why is everybody wearing pink today? B: Because it's F class' color. |
front 15 Nobody | back 15 誰も～ない I asked the class a question, but nobody raised their hand. |
front 16 Talent | back 16 才能 She's really good at dancing. She has a natural talent for it. |
front 17 Too bad | back 17 残念 A: Can you come to my party? B: Sorry, I can't. A: Oh, that's too bad. |
front 18 Hmm, | back 18 考えていることを示す声 Hmm, that smells good. |
front 19 Nice | back 19 いいね A: Hey, wanna go to Disneyland next Saturday? B: Yeah, sounds nice. |
front 20 Um, | back 20 《考え込んで》えーと、うーん、あのう A: Do you listen to K-pop? B: Um, yeah, but actually, I prefer J-pop. |
front 21 Stop by | back 21 立ち寄る A: Can I stop by your house tomorrow? B: Yeah, sure. A: Great! I'll come around 11:30. |
front 22 Take a look | back 22 見てみる A: Hey, come take a look at this. B: What is it? A: A beautiful rainbow. |
front 23 Good with (one's hands) | back 23 手［手先｛てさき｝］が器用｛きよう｝である He is good with his hands. |
front 24 Fix | back 24 修理する、直す My watch is broken. I need to get it fixed. |
front 25 Martial arts | back 25 武術 Kung fu, Karate, and Aikido are martial arts. |
front 26 Artistic | back 26 芸術的、芸術的才能 I'm not artistic. I can't really paint or draw well. |
front 27 Really | back 27 本当に I'd really love to taste some of your homemade cooking. |
front 28 Not really | back 28 あんまり A: Do you like rainy days? B: Um, no, not really. |
front 29 Collect | back 29 収集する He likes to collect gold coins. |
front 30 Make money | back 30 金を稼ぐ、儲ける In the U.S. many kids make money by selling lemonade. |
front 31 Memorabilia | back 31 記念品 Some people collect baseball memorabilia. |
front 32 Scan | back 32 ~にざっと目を通す Please just scan this article for important points. |
front 33 Unique | back 33 独自の Each prefecture (都道府県) in Japan has its own unique products. |
front 34 Arts and crafts | back 34 図画工作 I think that creative people like arts and crafts. |
front 35 More and more | back 35 ますます I'm beginning to like English more and more. |
front 36 Good for you | back 36 〔健康｛けんこう｝・体などに〕良い Exercise is good for you. |
front 37 Creative | back 37 〔人が〕創造力｛そうぞう りょく｝がある、創造性｛そうぞう せい｝に富んだ Some of you are very creative. |
front 38 All about | back 38 ～に関する全て 、〜のすべてThat teacher knows all about art. |
front 39 Handmade | back 39 手作りの I think handmade gifts are very special. |
front 40 Fun | back 40 楽しい Discussions in English are more fun than I thought. |
front 41 Competition | back 41 競争 Which competition at undoukai do you like the best? |
front 42 Recommend | back 42 お勧め、推薦する If you go to Hiroshima, I recommend that you try okonomiyaki. |
front 43 Regularly | back 43 定期的｛ていき てき｝にインターネットを使う Regularly use the Internet. |
front 44 Especially | back 44 特に I like spaghetti, especially carbonara spaghetti. |
front 45 Reason | back 45 理由 Please tell me the reason why you came to Japan. |
front 46 Taste | back 46 好み I like your taste in clothes. |
front 47 Poetry | back 47 文学の分野としての韻文による詩 I like the poetry of Robert Frost, one of America's greatest poets. |