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Lesson Notes January 9, 2026 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• Did you get your haircut?

• Have you gotten a haircut recently?

• I got my haircut before our last lesson at the end of the year.

• The hair salon doesn’t have so many customers.

• I’ve had this hair style on and off for like thirty years.

• Do you blow-dry your hair?

• My friend is taking at least three months of paternity leave to help take care of his daughter.

• The exhibit had forty or fifty guests. There were around 50 photographs on display.

• Did the exhibition have a small shop for prints and goods?

• First I wash my hair and face, then I wrap a towel around my hair, then wash my body.

• … then I put on a shower cap, …

• The supermarket was closed on January 1st.

• It didn’t open on the first, but it was on the second and third.

• We ordered a three-tier osechi (box / set) for New Year’s.

• Tier is the natural word for stacked boxes.

• Box or set both work.

• Did you try making kelp rolls from scratch?

• I soaked the dried herring in water overnight.

• Have you ever eaten soba with herring?

• A lot of shops have soba topped with sweetened herring.

• At the end of the year, my TV broke. Before that, the screen would sometimes work and sometimes wouldn’t.

  • Did anyone watch the New Year’s Eve special on tv?

    • December 31 = New Year’s Eve

    • January 1 = New Year’s Day

Appropriate Language

• Maternity leave (noun) = a period of time a woman takes off work before and after giving birth, often with job protection and sometimes with pay.

• Paternity leave (noun) = a period of time a father takes off work around the time of a child’s birth or adoption to care for the child and support the family.

Short Dialogues

A: Is your hair salon popular?
B: Yes, it’s always busy.
A: Do you need to have a reservation?
B: It’s better to book one. (= book a reservation)