Words June 2024 Week 4

About 45 percent of males and 30 percent of females ask for transgender surgery. (About one percent of them wished that they didn’t get the surgery.)

13-hundred hours (1300 hrs.) equals 1 p.m. or 1 o’clock but don’t say “13 o’clock.” (We call the 24-hour clock “military time.”)

The volleyball teams qualified last year to participate in the Olympics. (Japan is participating in the Women's Volleyball Nations League with the final game to ne played in Bangkok on June 23.)

There were many orphans after the war. (Many children lost their parents in the war.)

Many children had lice. (A chemical powder was used to kill the lice or to prevent infection.)

You should wear reflective clothing when walking at night. (This material becomes bright when a light is shined on it.)

The Land Cruiser holds its value. (After several years, the value of the vehicle is almost the same as a new one.)

I bought some clothes. (The “th” is silent so it sounds like “cloze”.)

She is bedridden. (She was injured and cannot get out of bed.)

Konnyaku is called konjac in English a.k.a. “devil’s tongue.” (It is healthy but has almost no taste by itself.)

Some people say that we should eat fish every other day. (Or you can take supplements for the nutrients found in fish.)

In 2023, tourists spent 5,300,000,000,000 yen. (That is a lot of money, but that many people cause many problems.)

1: Only I like dancing at a party. 2: I only like dancing at a party. 3: I like only dancing at a party. 4: I like dancing only at a party. (It is important where you place the word “only.”)

I want to get rid of things that I don’t use anymore. (She wants to sell many things at the Ome Flea Market.)

I ate some of it.

I tasted it. (What is the difference between “taste” and “eat”?)

It must be aged for six months. (The miso should ferment for about a half year.)

Mt Fuji’s altitude is 3,775 meters above sea level and the tree line is about 2,400 m. (The tree line has moved about 30 m in the past 40 years.)

They were chatting non-stop. (He was riding on the Bullet Train.)

I visited a real estate agent. (A real state agent helps buy, sell, or manage property.)

I called a plumber. (She had a problem with her drainpipe.)

How do you say ____ in English? (In English we say ____.)

That’s news to me. (It is the first time that I heard about it.)

A scroll was stolen. (Scrolls are often hung in alcoves.)

The movie ended in a cliffhanger. (This will keep the viewer wondering what will happen next so if a part 2 of the movie is made, people will want to go see it.)  

When you turn on your PC, the first screen is called the Welcome Screen. (On the internet, the first screen is usually called the homepage.)