Words June 2026 Week 1

I kept my sunglasses in my car. (The parts of the glasses that go over the ears are called the temples, a.k.a. the arms.)

One of the glasses arms was broken. (She looked here and there for a style that she liked.)

I finally found a pair that I liked. (They are not prescription glasses.)

To foster means to nurture. (To nurture means to take care of, protect, etc.)

We happened to pass by a batting center. (Her daughter wanted to practice hitting a baseball.)

We chanted sutras during the memorial ceremony. (Sutras are Buddhist scriptures.)

Dynamic vision training emphasizes tracking moving objects at high speeds. (This is very popular in Japan.)

Shohei Ohtani is ranked fifth highest paid athlete in all sports, and number one in MLB. (Marshawn Lynch never spent money me made from playing football; he lived off the money made from endorsements.)

There are still many mom-and-pop shops in Japan, but their numbers are decreasing. (Mom-and-pop shops are family-owned businesses.)

Many teenagers have part time jobs at fast food restaurants and convenience stores. (Elderly part-timers are useful during school hours and teenagers in the evenings and holidays.)

After I dropped him off, I had two hours to kill. (She passed the time visiting with her friend.)

The words were printed in cursive style. (Script and longhand are other words for cursive.)

The teenagers were very polite. (They showed respect to the elderly.)

We went there on foot. ("On foot" is the most common way to describe your mode of travel. "By foot" is technically understandable, but it is considered incorrect grammar by native speakers.  "By walking" is grammatically awkward and sounds unnatural.)

The rubber boat flipped over. (It quickly turned upside down.)

I didn’t swallow any water. (She fell off the boat into a river but didn’t panic.)

The Ume 70 route is 28 km long between Hanakoganei Station in Kodaira City and the Ome Bus Depot in Ome City. (It is the longest bus route in Tokyo and has approximately 80 stops.)

There were many people getting on and off the bus along the way. (This route is popular with elderly people.)

A highway juku, more commonly known as a post town or shukuba, refers to the historical rest stations established along major routes in the Edo period. (Ome Juku is located around Ome Station.)

I’m alive and kicking. (The idiom "alive and kicking" means that someone is still active, healthy, and doing very well.)

The train station was designed by a famous architect. (An architect designs buildings.)

In the Noto Earthquake 38 houses collapsed, 263 were partially destroyed and 1,855 others were damaged. (They are very slowly recovering from this disaster.)