Dates | Diaries | Notes |
7/19/'04 | I was deeply disappointed to find that the beetle had been dead. | deeply |
7/20/'04 | My oldest daughter reached me on my cell phone and asked me to bring her the school expenses. She is forgetful of things! | reach人on~ (電話)で人に連絡をとる reach人at番号 (~番)で人に連絡をとる |
7/21/'04 | It's scorching hot today! The heat is killing me! | すごく暑い scorching/baking/ boiling/sweltering |
7/22/'04 | She seems to get a cold. She is coughing badly.
I should guard her against an asthma atack. | 喘息発作 an asthma atack |
7/23/'04 | She has caught Mycoplazma pneumoniae. She has been put on a drip for about 4 hours. | 点滴を受ける be put on a drip |
7/24/'04 | It's amazing that so many people have been here in my website. I'm so grateful that all of you enjoy reading my contents. | 感謝する grateful |
7/25/'04 | The parking space of the public library was jammed with cars. I couldn't help giving up going in. | ~でぎっしり詰まる be jammed with |
7/26/'04 | The Internet to me is a portal to people I never would have been lucky to meet otherwise. But it's a hassle for me to make up a website. | hassle (米口語)厄介なこと、困難なこと |
7/27/'04 | I went shopping with my three daughters for the first time in six months. | for the first time in (期間) (期間)ぶりで |
7/28/'04 | The doctor told me that my daughter would never make a full recovery from asthma. | make a full recovery from ~ ~から完全に回復する・完治する |
7/29/'04 | It was raining so hard in the morning. The heavy rain flooded the road. | flood ~を水浸しにする、あふれさせる |
7/30/'04 | I saw a rainbow hanging in the sky in this morning. | hang 掛かる |
7/31/'04 | My daughter finally retired from the club activity of the junior high and so did most of the third grade students . | so 助動詞[be動詞] 主語 ~もまたそう、~もまた・・・する |
8/01/'04 | I'm learning to operate a computer by trial and error. | trial and error 試行錯誤 |
8/02/'04 | Time is short. I need more time! | |
8/03/'04 | I got a checkup for citizens. What a shock! I've gained some weight recently. | checkup (口語)健康診断 |
8/04/'04 | I can't understand why they dump household waste in other place. I put up a sign saying "No Dumping Here!". | household waste 家庭のゴミ |
8/05/'04 | She will finish writing a composition about dripfeed before long. | dripfeed 点滴 |
8/06/'04 | I will leave Chiba for hometown in the morning with my two younger daughters. We'll be back tomorrow. | leave ~for・・・ ・・・に向けて~を出発する |
8/08/'04 | I really enjoyed a special limited edition of animme which was collaboreated with 3 TV cartoons. | anime (日本製)アニメ(<日本語から英語化) |
8/09/'04 | It's been a long day. I had a hectic schedule today. | hectic てんてこ舞いの |
8/10/'04 | In the afternoon I took a nap that I haven't done for a long time. | (否定文で)for a long time 長い間 |
8/11/'04 | I feel run-down.I have a slight sore throat. I think I may have caught a cold. | run-down 疲れ果てて、体調が悪い |
8/12/'04 | My youngest daughter and I walked around looking for some insects for about 2 hours in the morning. | |
8/13/'04 | We visited the grave of our ancestors in the morning.
It's one of the customs of the Bon Festival in Japan. | visit the grave of one's ancestors ~の先祖の墓参りに行く |
8/14/'04 | I've gotten three heads of cabbage from my neighbor. I'm wondering what to make with them. | three heads of cabbage キャベツ3玉 |
8/15/'04 | My whole family went along shopping. I bought some clothes on sale for my three daughters. | one's whole family 家族揃って |
8/16/'04 | My youngest daughter is awfully afraid of a vacuum cleaner. I'm hoping that she'll overcome the difficulty.
| overcome 克服する、打ち勝つ |
8/17/'04 | I've been forgetful recently, so I have to make a shopping list before going shopping.
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8/18/'04 | My youngest daughter has finished a paper about insects which she had found around here.
| paper (学校の)論文、レポート
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8/19/'04 | It was really hot today and the sound of cicadas was too loud and driving me crazy.
| drive 人 crazy 人をいらだたせる
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8/20/'04 | I hung the wash out to dry early in the morning. The washing dry easily since it's hot and windy today.It's a perfect day for washing!
| a perfect day for ~ ~にピッタリ(うってつけ)の日 |
8/21/'04 | I went to the library for the first time in three weeks and borrowed three books.
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8/22/'04 | My youngest daughter and I went to the Ueno Zoo today.
We were so lucky to see the Giant Pandas and Gorillas feeding.
| feed (動物が)餌を食べる |
8/23/'04 | My youngest daughter's hair was getting too long,
so I cut her hair. "I really like it!" she said when she looked herself in the mirror.
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8/24/'04 | I burned the rice porridge for my mother-in-law. I carelessly put the pot on without putting water in it. The scorched pot was hard to clean. | rice porridge (日本の)おかゆ put the pot on 鍋を火にかける
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8/25/'04 | My mother-in-law's wheelchair had a flat tire, so my husband fixed it. | have a flat tire タイヤがパンクする
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8/26/'04 | It's the official 100-days anniversary of my journal. It's amazing that I've been able to carry on this habit. | journal 日記、日誌(ブログの中の日記)
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8/27/'04 | I'd better go on a diet because I've gained 2 kg since last year. I weigh myself on the scales everyday. | weigh oneself on the scales 体重計で体重を計る
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8/28/'04 | I weeded the schoolyard. It was a service by PTA. It took us 2 hours to get all the weeds out. I'm glad it looks much better. | weed 草取りをする
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8/29/'04 | A typhoon is approaching and it's rainning so hard.
The heavy rain has caused many pools around on the road. | pool 水たまり
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8/30/'04 | My oldest daughter woke up with a sore throat this morning. Hopefully, that will nip it in the bud and it won't get more serious. | nip ~ in the bud ~を芽のうちに摘む
Hopefully=I hope
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8/31/'04 | I've got a slight headache. I felt dizzy. I may have a cold. I will take medicine and go to bed early tonight. | feel dizzy めまいがする
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9/01/'04 | I vacuumed out my rooms in the morning. I felt much refreshed after cleaning. | vacuum out ~ ~を掃除機ですっかり掃除する
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9/02/'04 | I stayed home all day cleaning, visiting some websites,and reading 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix' after coming back from a part-time job.
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9/03/'04 | My second daughter hasn't finished the book report yet. She promised me that she'd turn it in next Monday.
| book report 読書感想文
turn in~ ~を提出する
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9/04/'04 | Some claps of thunder woke me up before dawn and I couldn't get back to sleep.
| a clap of thunder 雷鳴
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9/05/'04 | A computer is a must now.
| a must (口語)絶対に必要なもの
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9/06/'04 | I'm really terrified at the wasps and its nest which is under the eaves of my mother-in-low's house.
| wasp スズメバチ eaves 軒(のき),ひさし
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9/07/'04 | I grabbed the laundry quickly from the clothesline when it satarted raining.
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9/08/'04 | My youngest daughter, the asthma patient, had a coughing fit.
| have a coughing fit 急に咳き込む fit(発作)
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9/09/'04 | She seemed much better than I expected. I'm so glad that she is well now.
| than I expected 思ったより |
9/10/'04 | My daughters drive me crazy. I wonder if they never feel they need to help me!
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9/11/'04 | My legs are sore from running around the field to take pictures of the athletic meeting.
| sore from doing ~しすぎて痛い |
9/12/'04 | They awarded my second daughter the first prize for her paper on brushing teeth. | award[人][賞] (選考して)[人]に[賞]を与える |
9/13/'04 | I took out the nonflamable trash and some collections of newspapar,magazines and currugated boxes in the morning. | nonflamable trash 燃えないゴミ |
9/14/'04 | I have a headache. | |
9/15/'04 | I have a splitting headache all day.I really want to take the day off, but I can't. I hope the pain goes away tomorrow. | splitting (頭痛が)ひどい,ガンガンする |
9/23/'04 | I feel so lethargic today. I don't want to do anything. | lethargic だるい,異常に眠い |
9/24/'04 | I've received too many e-mails to read. | |
9/25/'04 | I took 80 pictures at the athletic meeting of the preschool. And then I deleted the ones I don't want. | delete 削除する |
9/26/'04 | It's been rainning for 2 days. According to the extended weather forecast, it'll be rainy or cloudy for at least 4 days. | extended weather forecast 週間天気予報 |
9/27/'04 | My website scored 20,000 hits yesterday. I should like to express my thanks for all that you have visited my website. | score ~hits ~件のアクセスを得る (*2番目の文はフォーマルな表現) |
9/28/'04 | The washing dosen't dry easily since it rains every day.
I have a lot of laundry to do. |
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9/29/'04 | It's humid today and it feels uncomfortable. The wash takes a long time to dry. Continual rain makes me feel so blue. | humid 湿度が高い
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9/30/'04 | Today was a washday. I did three loads of wash today.
All the wash has dried up in the sun. | a load of wash 一回の洗濯
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