Leisure time

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.

Hobby/hobbies

趣味、ホビー My hobby is collecting nice pens.

A bit of

ちょっと、少し She can play classical music on the piano very well. And also a bit of jazz.

Into

～にはまる A: Do you like K-pop. B: Yes, but I'm not totally into it like some people.

Gym

ジム、スポーツクラブ In the book, "gym" DOES NOT mean 体育館.

Work(ing) out

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.

Prefer

むしろ(…の)ほうを好む A: Do you like udon? B: Yes, but I prefer soba.

Free time

暇 I had a lot of free time during the Golden Week holidays.

By ear

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.

Popular

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.

Think of

どう思うか What do you think of face shields?

Local

地元の A: Is taco rice a foreign food? B: No, actually, it's local.

Sounds like

～のように聞こえる That singer sounds like Mariah Carey. Do you know her?

Everybody

みんな A: Why is everybody wearing pink today? B: Because it's F class' color.

Nobody

誰も～ない I asked the class a question, but nobody raised their hand.

Talent

才能 She's really good at dancing. She has a natural talent for it.

Too bad

残念 A: Can you come to my party? B: Sorry, I can't. A: Oh, that's too bad.

Hmm,

考えていることを示す声 Hmm, that smells good.

Nice

いいね A: Hey, wanna go to Disneyland next Saturday? B: Yeah, sounds nice.

Um,

《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.

Stop by

立ち寄る A: Can I stop by your house tomorrow? B: Yeah, sure. A: Great! I'll come around 11:30.

Take a look

見てみる A: Hey, come take a look at this. B: What is it? A: A beautiful rainbow.

Good with (one's hands)

手［手先｛てさき｝］が器用｛きよう｝である He is good with his hands.

Fix

修理する、直す My watch is broken. I need to get it fixed.

Martial arts

武術 Kung fu, Karate, and Aikido are martial arts.

Artistic

芸術的、芸術的才能 I'm not artistic. I can't really paint or draw well.

Really

本当に I'd really love to taste some of your homemade cooking.

Not really

あんまり A: Do you like rainy days? B: Um, no, not really.

Collect

収集する He likes to collect gold coins.

Make money

金を稼ぐ、儲ける In the U.S. many kids make money by selling lemonade.

Memorabilia

記念品 Some people collect baseball memorabilia.

Scan

~にざっと目を通す Please just scan this article for important points.

Unique

独自の Each prefecture (都道府県) in Japan has its own unique products.

Arts and crafts

図画工作 I think that creative people like arts and crafts.

More and more

ますます I'm beginning to like English more and more.

Good for you

〔健康｛けんこう｝・体などに〕良い Exercise is good for you.

Creative

〔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.

All about

～に関する全て 、〜のすべてThat teacher knows all about art.

Handmade

手作りの I think handmade gifts are very special.

Fun

楽しい Discussions in English are more fun than I thought.

Competition

競争 Which competition at undoukai do you like the best?

Recommend

お勧め、推薦する If you go to Hiroshima, I recommend that you try okonomiyaki.

Regularly

定期的｛ていき てき｝にインターネットを使う Regularly use the Internet.

Especially

特に I like spaghetti, especially carbonara spaghetti.

Reason

理由 Please tell me the reason why you came to Japan.

Taste

好み I like your taste in clothes.

Poetry

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.