Yamayuri 英会話クラス

September 12, 2025 (Yamayuri)

Words & Phrases

• Is there a link between smoking and cataracts.

• I was watching the Tokyo Waterworks YouTube page. It had live cameras along various rivers.

• Water was flooding into my yard yesterday. It looked like a waterfall.

• You took a good video of that flooding.

• Were some flowers washed away in all that rain.

• The snack lasted three days, usually I eat snacks quickly.

• Don’t you put on weight snacking at midnight?

• I usually wake up once or twice in the middle of the night, I want to be able to sleep through the night.

• Do you carry any cash?

• Yes, I always have some cash, but I prefer to use a card or PayPay.

• Do you have a household accounting book?

• No, not at all. I’m not good with money.

• Your Golden Anniversary is coming up in a few years.

• Tokyo’s new air conditioner campaign has a lot of restrictions.

• Fluorescent lights are becoming obsolete.

Appropriate Language

• The phrase “can’t stand” is an informal way to say that you strongly dislike something or someone. It’s stronger than just saying don’t like.

• I can’t stand the heat in summer.

• She can’t stand horror movies, they give her nightmares.

• I can’t stand him when he brags like that.

• “Can stand” means that something is tolerable, acceptable, or that you are able to endure it, even if you don’t really like it.

• I can stand the noise for a little while, but not all day.

• She can stand spicy food, but not too much of it.

• He said he could stand waiting another hour if necessary.