Defending Jacob.83%読了 ”An educated guess, yes."educated guess (知識、経験に基づく）推測 HIs job here was to say as little as possible, to pare away every extra word.pare away:削り取るpare：a(ナイフで)〈果物・ジャガイモなどの〉皮をむく 《…

"Defending Jacob"より 70%読了。 In hindsight I hear how ridiculous I must have sounded.In hindsight:後からふりかえってみると We parents often talk with ridiculous bravado when it comes to our kids.bravado:空威張り We were in no shape for b…

「Defending Jacob｣ﾖﾘ Judges were ostensibly assigned to trials at random.osstensibly:表向き He was never bombastic;bombastic:おおげさ Jonathan sat besides us, unfazed by the delay.unfazed 【形】恐れない、臆しない、平然とした Poised on that…

Online gaming addiction has become the fastest-growing form of addiction in the 21st century, and it’s the most vulnerable people — children — who mainly fall prey to its psychoactive effects, Higuchi says. fall prey to ... :...のえじき[犠…

50％まで読みました。Defending Jacob。 She wore black spandex leggings and an oversized T-shirt with an equally oversized message stamped across the front:Don't Give Me Attitude, I Have One of My Own. give someone attitude：（人）に対して反…

www.japantimes.co.jp Japan's health ministry approves world's first trials for using iPS cells to treat corneal disease corneal:角膜の The world’s first clinical study using iPS cells was conducted in 2014 by the government-backed Riken in…

小説Defending Jacobより。 Andy, I understand where you are coming from. Just let her finish, then you'll have a turn, all right? 意味:あなたの言いたいことはわかります。あなたの気持ちはわかります。 ※「私はあなたがどこから来ているのか知って…

体罰ってcorporal punishmentというのかー・・・ In wake of tragic cases, Japan set to ban corporal punishment of children by parents corporal punishment:体罰 corporal：身体の The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to approve the revis…

www.japantimes.co.jp The 37-year-old coffee stall worker’s father hails from a riverbank community in Fukuoka Prefecture that is known as a buraku, a term meaning “hamlet” used to describe areas inhabited by descendants of outcasts from th…

a stretch:盛ってるgain traction:勢いを増す www.japantimes.co.jp

In Anlong Pi, a village on the outskirts of famous tourist destination Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, a group of women gather each day to peel bark from 3-meter-long sections of banana tree trunks. bark:樹皮 To locals, Kumae serves as…

On a recent bus trip in Indonesia, I struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to me who told me he was Malaysian but living in Australia, which prompted me to admit that I was American but living in Japan. strike up a conversatio…

Colleges named in Japan tabloid's list of schools with 'easy girls' condemn article as misogynisticmisogynistic:女性憎悪［蔑視・差別］の The fallout over an article in a tabloid magazine ranking colleges according to the promiscuity of the…

この単語を見るのは多分初めてだと思う。。（汗 envisage:心に描く、(…を)想像する、把握する On the heels of a year marked by natural disasters , the Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted a disaster drill Wednesday in Setagaya Ward to prepare fo…

NEW DELHI - Delhi plans to create a special home for both elderly people and some of the city’s thousands of cows, in a new animal welfare blitz also aimed at reducing numbers of monkeys and stray dogs. blitz：猛爆、集中的な取り組み; . Rum…

ゴーンさん、有罪なんだろうか。。 Dressed in a dark navy blue suit, a haggard-looking Ghosn — handcuffed and with a rope tied around his waist — entered the courtroom at about 10:30 a.m. haggard-looking :やつれた Listed firms are required t…

In the latest headline-grabbing move by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and CEO of major online fashion mall operator Zozo Inc. has announced a plan to dole out ¥1 million to 100 individuals to mark a successful New Year’s…