TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （３８）

助けてくれるとありがたい　：I will thank you for your help.
それでも、そうであっても　：Even so, SV
なぜなのかちょっと興味がある　：I'm a bit curious as to why.
体調が悪い　：be in ill health
いつでも～できる　：can ～ at every opportunity
半額セール　：a half-price sale

Today's Writing （３０１）

Strong faith is the power, like a high-powered magnet, to gather fortune
from tens of thousands of miles around .

Three Sentences （１９４）

Three example sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　いつからいつまで　：from when to when

① From when to when did you live in the United States?

② From when to when are the couple going to go on their honeymoon?

③ Tell me from when to when you studied in the library.

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （３７）

～を扱うのに苦労する　：struggle with ～
無限の変化形がある　：have an infinite variation
早いご回復を祈ります　：I wish you a speedy recovery.
～にちなんで　：based on ～
何を悩んでいるの？　：What is bothering you?
人口～人の　：with a population of ～

Today's Writing （３００）

Brazilian writer Verissimo says,
"When a gusting wind of change is blowing,
some people build protection barriers and others build wind mills."

FREE CONVERSATION（１５３）

You are dating your boyfriend/girlfriend, but you feel sick.
When you want to go home, what would you say to avoid giving him/her a bad impression?


It's a little sudden, but honestly, I feel sick.
I'm sorry, but I think I should go home.
I'll make it up to you and will you come to my house with me?
I may need your help.

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （３６）

心ゆくまで　：to one's heart's content
～にはまっている　：be obsessed with ～
利息を支払う　：pay interest on a loan
それはコーヒーとよく合う　：It is a good match with coffee.
トイレに間に合う　：reach the toilet in time
葬式でも結婚式でも　：including funerals and weddings

FREE CONVERSATION（１５２）

Your neighbors always park their car in front of your house.
What do you say to complain about it?


Hey, I think you are mistaken if you think it acceptable to park your car in front of my house.
Actually, I don't have enough space for my car and I really don't want to be involved
in something troublesome like accidental contact.
So, I may have to call the police.
What do you think about that?

Three Sentences （１９３）

Three example sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　自分から～する　：be the first to do

① Be the first to say hello.

② It would be better for you to be the first to say sorry to her.

③ He was the first to comment on the need for an early general election.

FREE CONVERSATION（１５１）

Suppose you are a man, and a woman is continually inviting you to go out with her.
But you don't like her at all.
What would you say to ask her to leave you alone?


Look, I think you are a wonderful person and I know you have feelings for me.
I'm very flattered, but I'm sorry to say I don't feel the same way.
I really respect you and would love to be friends, OK?