Words October 2023 Week 1

It is a two-story house. (The house has an upstairs and a downstairs.)

My daughter’s family lives on the second floor. (I live on the first floor.)

Japan beat Turkey in the first set. (Japan won the game against Turkey in the first set.)

I go to the gym to exercise. (The building is called a gymnasium or gym.)

Gymnastics often uses rings, bars, and other equipment. (Several types of sports are called gymnastics.)

It was sizzling hot this summer. (It was scorching hot.)

I got a prescription for some medicine. (The doctor told her to take the medicine.)

I thought I had bronchitis. (Maybe it was just a cold.)

I take group singing lessons. (This was a one-time event.)

They know each other well. (They are old friends.)

A columbarium is a wall used for the interment of the ashes of people who have been cremated. (This is becoming very common recently.)

They talked quietly. (There were several women in the hot spring bath.)

There were several precautions. (There are several things you must be careful about.)

I decided not to buy it. (Don’t say, “I quit to buy it.”)  

I made reservations at a hotel near the station. (She reserved a room.)

The temple is located in the outskirts of Nara. (It is near the border of Kyoto.)

I couldn’t stop coughing. (His summer cold returned.)

They refine the crude oil to make gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, etc. (The place this is done is called an “oil refinery.”)

We got rid of many things. (They disposed of many things.)

She is a social media influencer. (An influencer tries to get people interested in something, to do something, to buy something, etc.)