Words April 2025 Week 1

The words Celsius and centigrade have the same meaning, but Celsius is more common. (In 1742, Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius created a temperature scale where 0 represented the boiling point of water and 100 represented the freezing point of water. That scale was reversed a year later by a French scientist.)

They got rid of the yard waste at Cainz Home. (This benefit is for Cainz members.)

Many people wore short sleeve shirts. (“Short sleeve” and “half sleeve” have the same meaning and the opposite meaning would be “long sleeve shirt.”)

He still has the habit of sucking his thumb. (Sucking their thumbs helps you children to relieve stress.)

You can emphasize a word by using bold text or italics. ( イタリック (itarikku), or 斜体 (shatai), and bold is often referred to as "太字" (futoj).) (To emphasize means to highlight the importance of something.)

We should learn from other people’s mistakes. (This is why it is important to read history books.)

We took a commemorative photo. (They took the photo to help them remember a special event.)

I twisted my ankle, and it swelled up in the blink of an eye. (It quickly became swollen.)

We had a panoramic view of Mt Fuji. (They had a wide and unobstructed view of the mountain.)

It was a breathtaking view. (The view was so awesome that it took their breath away.)

The first radio broadcast in Japan took place 100 years ago. (The first broadcasting tests were carried out from a temporary studio at the Tokyo radio station in Shibaura on the morning of 22 March, 1925.)

I used my key to unlock her door. (She lost her keys but finally found them behind a chair in her daughter’s house.)

I don’t feel like drinking alcohol anymore. (He quit drinking because of medical treatments.)

What soft drinks do you like? (I like ginger ale.)