Yamayuri 英会話クラス
December 5, 2025 (Yamayuri)
Words & Phrases
My wife was concerned about travelling in Hong Kong because of the tensions between Japan and China.
I lived overseas in the earlier (nineteen-eighties / eighties).
I moved to Japan in the mid-two-thousands.
I can go back to the gym one month after the surgery.
Several people at the gym have been talking about cataract surgery.
If you spend so much money each year on medical expenses you can get a tax break.
Did you need to bring someone to take you home after the procedure? (In everyday English we rarely use “supporter” for this meaning.)
My eyes were so bad I could not tell the difference between ‘E’ and ‘F’ during eye tests.
Dazzling (adjective) = extremely bright or impressive in a way that catches your attention
The fireworks were absolutely dazzling.
She walked in wearing a dazzling blue dress.
The view from the mountain top was simply dazzling.
Have you been (doing / learning) tai chi long?
The class is every two weeks and we do it in the park.
I do tai chi form number 24. This number shows how many movements are in the routine.
Some bears do not hibernate all winter. They’ll wake up and go looking for food.
The hibernation of turtles can be interrupted if it gets too warm.
The bears den in the mountains during winter.
Den (noun) = a small, quiet room where someone can relax or work or the hidden home of a wild animal
I like to read in my den at the back of the house.
The fox led its cubs back to the den.
His room looked like a little den filled with books and snacks.
I left my cat alone for two days and she became wild and angry. She doesn’t like being left alone.
Glare (verb) = to stare at someone with a very angry or unfriendly look
My cat glared at me when I accidentally bumped her bed.
He kept glaring across the room like he was annoyed.
The teacher glared until the class finally went quiet.
