Words February 2024 Week 3

The scaffolding was erected on the thirtieth. (Scaffolding is put up around buildings to do painting or other maintenance.)

His car slid on the ice. (Ice is very slippery.)

He bought a snow shovel to shovel the snow. (The word shovel is a noun and verb.)

Do you believe in reincarnation? (I don’t believe in it, but I have heard some stories that make me wonder.)

You should soak party poppers in water before putting them in the trash. (If they are wet, they are not dangerous.)

Do you have any allergies? (I’m allergic to cats.)

Our present-day, a.k.a. Gregorian, calendar is a solar calendar. (Lunisolar calendars include the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindu, Hebrew, and Thai calendars.)

The dolls’ clothes are small, so they are difficult to sew. (Her grandchildren asked her to make some.)

The tallest building in Tokyo is the 325.2-meter-tall Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower. (Prior to 1963, 31 meters was the maximum height of a building in Japan by law.)

The six major sects of Buddhism in Japan are: Nara, Tendai, Shingon, Amida, Nichiren, and Zen. (The different Protestant religions are sects of the Christian faith.)

 The aggressive dog didn’t have its rabies shots.  (The dog bit many people.)

Several Fujiwara clan members were mummified during the Heian Period. (I was surprised to hear that there are mussies in Japan.)

I don’t like the cold and dry weather. (My skin also doesn’t like it.)

The monster was scary, so I was scared. (I should buy some red paper and firecrackers.)

He treated patients who had leprosy. (The doctor is a humanitarian.)

I have ten fingers and ten toes. (Hands have fingers and feet have toes.)

They will tell me the test results on Saturday. (She will find out if the polyps are cancerous.)

My fifth grandchild was due on February 15, but was born on the tenth. (She came early.)

He took two weeks of paternity leave. (The Family & Medical Leave Act gives parents up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off after the birth.)

She started having labor pains. (A mother is in labor when her body is preparing to give birth.)

I met three of my friends at the hotel. (They got together in Hokkaido.)

Encyclopedias are not popular now because the internet has more information. (When I was in high school, this was the most important set of reference books.)

We played shuffleboard at the neighborhood tavern. (A tavern is a drinking establishment.)

An apartment superintendent is in charge of the building maintenance and repairs. (In the case of condominiums, I would probably say “manager.”)

He walks the dog twice a day. (He “walks with his dog” sounds strange.)

I try to motivate my students to be the best they can be. (She wants them to make goals and work hard to reach them.)

I had a consultation with a doctor. (They discussed her medical options.)