Words February 2025 Week 4

If you install solar panels, the Tokyo government will subsidize up to 3,000,000 yen. (The government will help pay for the solar panels.)

Tribute bands keep the songs and spirit of past artists alive. (They mimic the artists’ voice, looks and mannerisms.)

I lived from payday to payday when I was young. (On paydays, he would treat himself to a nice meal.)

Some symptoms of astigmatism are blurry vision, needing to squint to see clearly, headaches, eye strain and trouble seeing at night. (Surgery will usually correct this problem.)

I see said the blind man to his deaf wife when he picked up his hammer and saw. (This is just a funny way to say, “I understand.”)

It was a heartwarming drama. (It was a very moving story.)

It was based on a true story. (The basic story is true, but they added some scenes to make it more exciting.)

Do you prefer watching a movie dubbed into Japanese or reading subtitles? (When reading subtitles, it is difficult to see all of the action.)

They stole from some safe deposit boxes. (This was in a famous Japanese bank.)

The film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a.k.a. “Tora-sa”, set the record for most movies in a series. (48 movies were made between 1969 and 1995 in the sleepy Tokyo suburb of Shibamata.)

Leftover curry tastes better on the second day. (Any type of a stew or sauce tastes better on the second day.)

A signature hole in golf is a very beautiful and/or difficult hole. (“Amen Corner,” holes 11, 12 and 13, are the signature holes at Augusta National Golf Club.)

They said that the Hossawa Falls was about 63 percent frozen, but it looked like 90 percent. (In 2017 or 2018 was the last time that it froze completely.)

I was watching the event from the wings (side stage). (She was standing off stage to the right or left.)

The restaurant is kitty-corner from the community center. (It is located diagonally across the street.)

"Buzz" describes the humming sound made by many people talking at the same time. (Bees make a buzzing sound when they fly.)

Amber Bourke can hold her breath for six minutes while swimming underwater. (I couldn’t find how much time she needed while breaking the record for walking underwater on one breath.)